SanDiskSDSSDP-256G-G25
CrucialCT1050MX300SSD1

Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 24,503 user samples
2,567 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 54% 237GB free
Worst Bench: 25% 33GB free (System drive)
Poor: 25% Great: 54%
SPEED RANK: 942nd / 1072
21,936 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% 978GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 796GB free (System drive)
Poor: 68% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 311th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
41 % 91.4 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+123%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
412 MB/s +4% 396 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
213 MB/s 420 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+97%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
16.3 MB/s 24.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+48%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
9.54 MB/s 86 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+801%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
90.8 MB/s 346 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+281%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
8.94 MB/s 35.8 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+300%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
190 MB/s 377 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+98%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
456 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+7%
428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
328 MB/s 478 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+46%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
19.4 MB/s 28 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+44%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
13.2 MB/s 119 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+802%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
131 MB/s 388 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+196%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
11.4 MB/s 43.1 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+278%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
343 MB/s 457 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+33%
Market Share
Based on 75,663,013 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money
3.98 % 28.5 % Hugely better value.
+616%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 52 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$150 $130 Cheaper.
+13%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 94 Months More recent.
+24%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
36.1 MB/s 367 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+917%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
12.6 MB/s 327 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue write.
+2,495%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
214 Pts 1167 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+446%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
14.6 MB/s 347 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+2,277%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
33.5 MB/s 319 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+852%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
10.7 MB/s 267 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue write.
+2,395%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
12.7 MB/s 285 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+2,144%
Capacity
Capacity
256GB 1TB
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