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CrucialCT4000MX500SSD1
▲ 51632 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Flash: Toshiba 32nm Toggle Mode. Release date: Q2 2011.

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▲ 506 ▼

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Effective Speed 
+33%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,108 user samples
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1,284 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% 49GB free
Worst Bench: 55% 16GB free (System drive)
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 572nd / 1072
1,824 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 119% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 72% 1TB free
Poor: 72% Great: 119%
SPEED RANK: 257th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		75.2 % 99.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+33%
Average Score 
+38%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		384 MB/s Faster read speed.
+13% 		341 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		235 MB/s 398 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+69%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.6 MB/s 33.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+25%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		73.2 MB/s 82.8 MB/s Faster random write.
+13%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		267 MB/s 349 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+31%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.5 MB/s 45.9 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+37%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		196 MB/s 405 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+107%
Peak Score 
+32%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		442 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+16% 		382 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		279 MB/s 469 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+68%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		33.3 MB/s 40 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		114 MB/s 119 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		303 MB/s 384 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+27%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43.2 MB/s 58.8 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+36%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		249 MB/s 464 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+86%
Value & Sentiment 
+134%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		6.62 % 45.2 % Hugely better value.
+584%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % +2% 50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$160 Much cheaper.
+47% 		$300
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		156 Months 30+ Months Hugely more recent.
+81%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		310 MB/s 356 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+15%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		241 MB/s 364 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+51%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		973 Pts 1,206 Pts Stronger server IO.
+24%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		291 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+101% 		145 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		264 MB/s 318 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+20%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		200 MB/s 293 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+46%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		195 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+44% 		135 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 4TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.2%
Average Bench 99.7%
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This drive is another victim to the Sandforce 2281 controller's relative inability to handle incompressible data. The performance profile shows superb sequential read ability but relatively very poor sequential write and 4k read scores. With a real world speed of 371.4 MB/s and an AS SSD total score of 779 the MAX IOPS version of the Vertex 3 is below average by today's standards and there are significantly better deals available elsewhere. [Feb '12 SSDrivePro]

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