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CrucialCT525MX300SSD1
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Controller: OCZ Barefoot 3 M00. Flash: Toshiba 19nm (2nd gen) MLC NAND. Release date: Q1 2015.

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 78,418 user samples
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884 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% 169GB free
Worst Bench: 63% 200GB free (System drive)
Poor: 63% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 289th / 1053
77,534 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 378GB free
Worst Bench: 64% 176GB free (System drive)
Poor: 64% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 371st / 1053
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		91.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		85.9 %
Average Score 
+2%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		416 MB/s +3% 403 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		406 MB/s +3% 394 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		25.4 MB/s +5% 24.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		90 MB/s +5% 86.1 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		292 MB/s 344 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+18%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.5 MB/s 35.5 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+6%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		365 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+25% 		291 MB/s
Peak Score 
+6%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		471 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+6% 		444 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		484 MB/s +1% 480 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7% 		28.1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		134 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+15% 		117 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		332 MB/s 388 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+17%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40.2 MB/s 42.1 MB/s +5%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		446 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+34% 		334 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.14 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		15 % 15.1 % +0%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 54 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$140 $140 +0%
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		72 Months 57 Months More recent.
+21%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		373 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+6% 		352 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		359 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+10% 		327 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,232 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8% 		1,145 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		248 MB/s 330 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+33%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		328 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+9% 		300 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		273 MB/s +3% 264 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		215 MB/s 271 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+26%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 525GB
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