Crucial CT480BX300SSD1

BX300 480GB

▲ BX300 480GB
BENCHMARKS (3,461)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $165

Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +7% Read 7%, Write 4%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 18%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 19%Peak Score +5% Read 5%, Write 1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 9%Value & Sentiment -486%User Rating -5%, Market Share -1,900%, Price -14%, Value -24%Nice To Haves +20% DQ Read 13%, DQ Write 7%, DQ Mixed 15%, ADQ Read 16%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 19%, Age 72%, AS-SSD Total 8%

Average Bench: 102% (215^th of 1040)

Based on 3,461 user benchmarks. Model: CT480BX300SSD1

Poor: 74%Average: 102% Great: 120%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial BX300 480GB averaged 2.3% 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 261MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX300 480GB is 46.1%. 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 381MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 402MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,461 samples)

Rank 215102%

Min	Avg	Max
404	Read 482	516
224	Write 427	481
238	Mixed 381	430
261	SusWrite 402	480
95.1% 423 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.4	4K Read 28.7	33.6
39.4	4K Write 85.8	125
27.3	4K Mixed 42	52.1
143% 52.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 345	389
129	DQ Write 290	366
155	DQ Mixed 261	310
211% 299 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

208GB free

Firmware: M2CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 459 307 469 471 470 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 406

SusWrite 422

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 47

173% 68.6 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 299

242% 341 MB/s

AUT-User, 58 secs ago.

435GB free

Firmware: M2CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 436 436 439 439 438 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 417

Mixed 389

SusWrite 437

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 44.9

151% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 179

138% 189 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

383GB free

Firmware: M2CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 293 437 430 431 370 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 434

Mixed 393

SusWrite 400

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 50.6

4K Mixed 27.6

93% 32.9 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 298

241% 340 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 hrs ago.

166GB free

Firmware: M2CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 436 440 439 442 439 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 189

Mixed 260

SusWrite 437

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 47.3

4K Mixed 32.7

104% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 186

137% 182 MB/s

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Typical BX300 480GB Builds (Compare 16,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $118

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 93%, 564,873 samples	4,744x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 92%, 178,623 samples	3,041x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 230,970 samples	2,087x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	1,932x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	1,485x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	1,391x

SSD
BX300 480GBCrucial $165Bench 102%, 3,461 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	1,049x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	403x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 84%, 101,528 samples	382x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $964

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i3-10100F $130	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT480BX300SSD1

BX300 480GB

Average Bench: 102% (215^th of 1040)

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BX300 480GB

Average Bench: 102% (215th of 1040)

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