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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel 16nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 87% 168GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 55GB free
Poor: 56% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 611th / 1080
42,930 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% 139GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 59% 134GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 384th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		73.4 % 86.6 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
Average Score 
+26%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		354 MB/s 475 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+34%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		223 MB/s 349 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+57%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		28 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7% 		26.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		77.4 MB/s +1% 76.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		253 MB/s 284 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+12%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.4 MB/s 35.8 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		154 MB/s 278 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+81%
Peak Score 
+23%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		418 MB/s 514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+23%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		264 MB/s 370 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+40%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35.2 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+16% 		30.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		109 MB/s 110 MB/s +1%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		280 MB/s 338 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+21%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		44.2 MB/s +0% 44.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		188 MB/s 364 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+94%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		8.23 % 12.1 % Much better value.
+46%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score) 		$87 +4% $91
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		114+ Months +3% 118 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		293 MB/s +4% 281 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		247 MB/s 324 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+31%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		947 Pts 1,023 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		150 MB/s 198 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+32%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		264 MB/s +2% 259 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		207 MB/s 274 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+32%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		125 MB/s 173 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+38%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		180GB 250GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 73.4%
Average Bench 86.6%

The 250GB Crucial BX100 SSD is the value orientated variant of Crucial's M range of SSDs. The BX100 uses the same NAND as its premium MX200 sibling but the BX100 uses a Silicon Motion controller as opposed to the Marvel controller found in the MX range. Feature wise the BX100 is missing SLC caching and there is no hardware encryption (so security frameworks such as windows Bitlocker will operate less efficiently). In terms of I/O performance the BX100 looks promising. Comparing the BX100 and MX100 shows that the newer BX100 may be faster than its predecessor but as yet there are insufficient user benchmarks to draw any definitive conclusions. The BX100 has only just started hitting the shelves so there's plenty of room for price reductions from its already reasonable price tag. I will revisit this review when I have more performance data for the BX100. [Jan '15 SSDrivePro]

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