SamsungMZ-7KE512BW
CrucialCT525MX300SSD4

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 89,003 user samples
68,849 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 397GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 267GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1072
20,154 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% 97GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 27GB free (System drive)
Poor: 60% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 411th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
102 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
84.6 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
465 MB/s Faster read speed.
+16%
401 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
408 MB/s +5% 390 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
33.1 MB/s Much faster random read.
+38%
24 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
86.9 MB/s +3% 84.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
349 MB/s +2% 341 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
43.7 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+27%
34.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
364 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+29%
282 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
515 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+14%
450 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
486 MB/s +2% 478 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
42.7 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+51%
28.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
122 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
115 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
399 MB/s +3% 388 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
57.4 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+36%
42.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
487 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+46%
333 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,655,244 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+167%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
12.9 % 14.8 % Better value.
+15%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % More popular.
+12%
50 %
Price
Price (score)
$210 $140 Much cheaper.
+33%
Age
Newest
117 Months 91+ Months More recent.
+22%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
388 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+11%
351 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
360 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+10%
326 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,274 Pts Stronger server IO.
+12%
1,141 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
365 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+13%
324 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
337 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+10%
305 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
279 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+5%
265 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
295 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+9%
270 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
512GB 525GB
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