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CrucialCT256M550SSD1
$152
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Controller: Marvell 88SS9175. Memory: SanDisk 19nm eX2 ABL MLC. Release date: Q1 2013.

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▲ 527,484 ▼
 $152 

Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 25,878 user samples
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17,545 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 168GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 238GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 469th / 1072
8,333 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 106GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 231GB free
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 320th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		81.4 % 90.5 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Average Score 
+18%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s +5% 418 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		347 MB/s 416 MB/s Faster write speed.
+20%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.5 MB/s 27.1 MB/s +2%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		71.2 MB/s 85 MB/s Faster random write.
+19%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		194 MB/s 299 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+54%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		29.3 MB/s 37.9 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+29%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		297 MB/s 311 MB/s +5%
Peak Score 
+12%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		484 MB/s +4% 466 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		437 MB/s 470 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		32.2 MB/s +1% 31.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		104 MB/s 118 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+13%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		242 MB/s 333 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+38%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		36 MB/s 46.4 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+29%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		440 MB/s 459 MB/s +4%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		8.37 % 8.68 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$139 Slightly cheaper.
+9% 		$152
Nice To Haves 
+43%
Age
Newest 		135 Months 121 Months More recent.
+10%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		326 MB/s 387 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+19%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		216 MB/s 361 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+67%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		987 Pts 1,240 Pts Stronger server IO.
+26%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		128 MB/s 240 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+88%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		287 MB/s 311 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+8%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		189 MB/s 282 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+49%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		116 MB/s 201 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+73%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 81.4%
Average Bench 90.5%
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The Sandisk Ultra Plus has an above average consumer performance profile and is available at a fantastic price. It's one of the cheapest SSD's we have reviewed and we like it a lot. With a real world speed of 488.1 MB/s and an AS-SSD Total score of 910 points, the Ultra Plus is able to handle consumer workloads reasonably well and enterprise workloads just below average. The slightly below average server performance is primarily due to the Ultra's deep queue 4k write speed which clocked in at just 165 MB/s, considerably below the group average of 241 MB/s. Given that this drive is only a few months old, there is a good chance that its prices will drop even further which would make it an even better value consumer proposition than it already is. [Apr '13 SSDrivePro]

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The 256GB Crucial M550 is a welcome improvement over the 240GB M500. The new Marvel 88SS9189 controller has addressed our primary concern with the M500 which was poor sequential write speed. With sequential read/write speeds of 510/478 MB/s the M550 has a healthy core performance profile. Comparing the M550 and M500 shows that the new M550 leads on nearly every single performance metric. Unfortunately the M550 is priced significantly higher than the M500 but prices will likely drop as retailers build up stocks of the new M550. A key comparable for the M550 is the similarly priced market leading Samsung Evo. Comparing the Evo and M550 shows that the Evo is around 11% slower in terms of effective speed. [Mar '14 SSDrivePro]

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