Plextor
CrucialCT250MX200SSD1
$134
  

Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

 $134 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 29,461 user samples
3,097 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 32GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 48% 44GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 663rd / 1072
26,364 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 110GB free
Worst Bench: 69% 211GB free
Poor: 69% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 280th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
70.5 % 94.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
457 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+7%
426 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
274 MB/s 411 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+50%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
24.1 MB/s 28 MB/s Faster random read.
+16%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
73.9 MB/s 86.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+17%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
273 MB/s 342 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+25%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
33.4 MB/s 39.3 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+18%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
95 MB/s 346 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+264%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
514 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9%
470 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
455 MB/s 470 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
31.7 MB/s 32.6 MB/s +3%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
114 MB/s 120 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
414 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8%
382 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
47.4 MB/s 47.7 MB/s +1%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
114 MB/s 458 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+302%
Market Share
Based on 75,633,570 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Age
Newest
80+ Months More recent.
+28%
111 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
296 MB/s 378 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+28%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
358 MB/s 364 MB/s +2%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,099 Pts 1,234 Pts Stronger server IO.
+12%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
247 MB/s 258 MB/s +4%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
242 MB/s 323 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+33%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
198 MB/s 297 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+50%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
155 MB/s 222 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+43%
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 250GB
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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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