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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q4 2017.

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,582 user samples
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29,664 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 231GB free
Worst Bench: 69% 88GB free (System drive)
Poor: 69% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 204th / 1016
13,918 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% 189GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 69GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 237th / 1016
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		102 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		93.9 %
Average User Bench 
+8%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		472 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+9% 		433 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		399 MB/s 414 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		33.5 MB/s Faster random read.
+21% 		27.8 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		82.4 MB/s 86.5 MB/s +5%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		396 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+16% 		341 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		45.3 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+15% 		39.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		361 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+6% 		339 MB/s
Peak Lab Bench 
+10%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9% 		472 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		466 MB/s 470 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		41.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+26% 		33 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s 120 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		450 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+17% 		384 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		58.3 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+21% 		48.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		458 MB/s +2% 447 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+148%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.36 % Hugely higher market share.
+350% 		0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		24.6 % Hugely better value.
+152% 		9.74 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		83 % More popular.
+24% 		67 %
Price
Price (score) 		$43 Much cheaper.
+68% 		$134
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		25 Months Much more recent.
+58% 		60 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		385 MB/s +2% 378 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s 364 MB/s +1%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,258 Pts +2% 1,235 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		279 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+8% 		258 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		319 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+5% 		303 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		289 MB/s 289 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		233 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+11% 		209 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		250GB 250GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 102%
Average Bench 93.9%
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The MX500 is Crucial’s current flagship consumer SATA SSD featuring their latest second generation 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. It’s available in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities in a 2.5-inch form factor. All but the 2 TB version will also be available in M.2 (2280) form in the future. The MX500 features a Silicon Motion SM2258 controller which is a change from the Marvell 88SS1074 controller featured in the MX300 (it’s nearly two year old predecessor). Performance is around 30% better than on the MX300 which currently retails at the same price. The MX500 has an SLC cache which increases with drive capacity. Consequently, the larger capacities are better able to sustain high sequential write speeds. The 250 GB version has 250MB of SLC cache, the 500 GB has 512 MB, the 1 TB has 1 GB and the 2 TB has 2 GB. Extended sustained write performance tests show that even though speed does drop off after the cache has been exhausted, it is still maintained at very respectable levels. The MX500’s five year warranty is in line with Samsung’s 850 Evo and exceeds it in terms of endurance (just 75 TBW for the 250 GB 850 Evo versus 100 TBW for the 250 GB MX500). It doesn’t quite match up to the Samsung’s 850 Evo’s performance (effective speed 8% slower), however at current prices it is about 20% cheaper, and on balance offers better value for money. [Mar '18 SSDrivePro]

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The 250GB Crucial MX200 is successor to the hugely successful MX100. Both drives use the same NAND and controller but the new MX200 features Dynamic Write Acceleration (DWA) which is a new dynamically sized SLC cache. Samsung were the first to introduce SLC caching on the 840 Evo nearly two years ago so Crucial are somewhat late to the party. SLC caches generally only help performance in corner case real word scenarios and benchmarks. I prefer drives without SLC caches because they offer more consistent and sustainable real world IO. Comparing the MX100 and MX200 shows that the newer MX200 has a significantly faster peak write speed which is of course explained by the new DWA cache. Price is the deciding factor between the MX100 and MX200 so although the MX200 isn't priced aggressively yet, it will almost certainly move up the value rankings when retailers build stocks and subsequently cut prices. [Feb '15 SSDrivePro]

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