Crucial CT128M550SSD1

M550 128GB

▲ M550 128GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +4% Read 6%, Write 9%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite 23%Peak Score +2% Read 2%, Write -2%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -6%, Market Share -∞%, Price 131%, Value 85%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 25%, DQ Write 11%, DQ Mixed -1%, ADQ Read 19%, ADQ Write 12%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total 13%

Average Bench: 85.6% (396^th of 1072)

Based on 2,673 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT128M550SSD1, Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_128GB, Crucial_ CT128M550SSD1, Crucial_CT128M55

Poor: 58%Average: 85.6% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial M550 128GB averaged just 14.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M550 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 175MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M550 128GB is 46.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M550 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 253MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 288MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,673 samples)

Rank 39685.6%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 420	471
279	Write 335	355
219	Mixed 288	323
120	SusWrite 253	353
72.5% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 26.7	31.5
36.5	4K Write 82.3	117
22.3	4K Mixed 36.8	45.1
131% 48.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
75.9	DQ Read 310	381
106	DQ Write 268	329
65	DQ Mixed 175	223
162% 251 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

119GB free

Firmware: DL03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 345 348 349 349 350 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 353

Mixed 302

SusWrite 349

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 89.7

4K Mixed 41.2

146% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 224

201% 304 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 days ago.

118GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 355 354 355 354 351 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 350

Mixed 304

SusWrite 347

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 39.1

136% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 223

198% 296 MB/s

SWE-User, 11 days ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 175 155 160 160 152 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 352

Mixed 289

SusWrite 174

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 40.6

144% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 180

171% 269 MB/s

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	158x

SSD
M550 128GBCrucial $40Bench 86%, 2,673 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $378

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT128M550SSD1

M550 128GB

Average Bench: 85.6% (396^th of 1072)

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M550 128GB

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