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WDWDS200T2X0E
CrucialCT250MX200SSD1
$134

Release date: Q3 2022.

 $134 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 63,993 user samples
37,629 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 666% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Poor bench: 293% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 293% Great: 666%
SPEED RANK: 8th / 1080
26,364 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 113% 110GB free
Worst Bench: 69% 211GB free
Poor: 69% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 288th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
492 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+419%
94.8 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
3,802 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+792%
426 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
3,872 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+842%
411 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
70.9 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+153%
28 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
184 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+112%
86.7 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
2,917 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+753%
342 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
82.8 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+111%
39.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
2,856 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+725%
346 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
4,680 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+896%
470 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
4,993 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+962%
470 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
84.8 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+160%
32.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
310 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+158%
120 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
3,538 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+826%
382 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
113 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+137%
47.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
4,587 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+902%
458 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,485,517 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.87 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,250%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
241 % Insanely better value.
+2,353%
9.84 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
75 % Much more popular.
+36%
55 %
Price
Price (score)
$135 $134 +1%
Age
Newest
27 Months Much more recent.
+77%
118 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
2,409 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+537%
378 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
2,012 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+453%
364 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
7,322 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+494%
1,234 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
2,180 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+745%
258 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1,799 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+457%
323 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1,387 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+367%
297 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1,570 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+607%
222 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
2TB 250GB

The WD Black SN850X has a superb consumer performance profile. As well as offering solid burst speeds of 5 GB/s, the SN850X also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $90 USD, 2TB $145 USD and 4TB $290 USD) the WD Black SN850X is our top value pick at every capacity. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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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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