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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 IDX500M00. Flash: Toshiba A19nm MLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 45,286 user samples
2,356 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 146GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 58% 80GB free (System drive)
Poor: 58% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 360th / 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
88.6 % +2% 86.6 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
400 MB/s 475 MB/s Faster read speed.
+19%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
426 MB/s Faster write speed.
+22%
349 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
23.3 MB/s 26.2 MB/s Faster random read.
+12%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
80.7 MB/s +5% 76.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
318 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+12%
284 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
32 MB/s 35.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+12%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
374 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+35%
278 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
448 MB/s 514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+15%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
487 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+32%
370 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
27.7 MB/s 30.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
123 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+12%
110 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
352 MB/s +4% 338 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
39.6 MB/s 44.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
464 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+27%
364 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,535,373 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
10.3 % 12.1 % Better value.
+17%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 54 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$110 $91 Cheaper.
+18%
Age
Newest
123 Months 118 Months +4%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
365 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+30%
281 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
372 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+15%
324 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,216 Pts Stronger server IO.
+19%
1,023 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
296 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+49%
198 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
311 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+20%
259 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
283 MB/s +3% 274 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
244 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+41%
173 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
240GB 250GB

The AMD Radeon R7 SSD is manufactured by OCZ (Toshiba). The release of the R7 is in line with OCZ's approximate six-monthly release cycle. Apart from newer NAND memory, the R7 has the same components as the OCZ Vector 150. Comparing the AMD R7 and Vector 150 shows that peak performance is broadly unchanged. We don't have any user samples for the new R7 yet but based on components, it's reasonable to assume that real-world effective speeds will also be comparable to the Vector 150. Although the 240GB R7 SSD is a strong performer, disappointingly, it brings nothing new to the table in terms of hardware. Unless OCZ/Toshiba can pull something out of the bag they will continue to loose market share to Samsung who are still managing to innovate with each of their releases; most recently the 850 pro series.  [Aug '14 SSDrivePro]

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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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