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Crucial CT480BX300SSD1

BX300 480GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D MLC. Release date: Q3 2017.

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Average Bench: 102% (155th of 964)

Based on 709 user benchmarks.  Model: CT480BX300SSD1
Poor: 74%Average: 102% Great: 122%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial BX300 480GB averaged 2.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX300 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX300 480GB is 48.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX300 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 379MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 398MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 709 samples)
Rank 155102%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 474 516
225 Write 422 482
242 Mixed 379 429
247 SusWrite 398 476
94.1% 418 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 4K Read 28.2 34.2
45.1 4K Write 88.3 131
28 4K Mixed 41.7 53.3
143% 52.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.3 DQ Read 340 392
129 DQ Write 307 365
47.8 DQ Mixed 263 310
214% 303 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 276 267 378 379 378 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 439
Mixed 405
SusWrite 340
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 37.7
130% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 300
242% 343 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 333 343 339 335 331 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 361
Write 343
Mixed 331
SusWrite 330
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 33
110% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 48
42% 61 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 9,690,586 SSDs tested.

 Prices

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Typical BX300 480GB Builds (Compare 2,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250-PLUS - $93

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $195Bench 76%, 41,311 samples430x
Core i5-7400Intel  $200Bench 70%, 51,100 samples345x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $249Bench 91%, 72,054 samples268x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 71%, 419,597 samples403x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 39%, 235,790 samples346x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 8%, 51,103 samples233x
SSD
BX300 480GBCrucial  $80Bench 102%, 709 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GBKingstonBench 79%, 11,111 samples68x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 42%, 14,837 samples66x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 22,497 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $598

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D MLC

You dont need a new computer, just the Crucial BX300...

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