Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

▲ MX100 512GB
BENCHMARKS (31,545)
MKT (0%)
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$200

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -5%Read -12%, Write 2%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score -7%Read -12%, Write -1%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment -139%User Rating -2%, Market Share -411%, Price -59%, Value -85%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -101%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -32%, Age -8%, AS-SSD Total -28%

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361^st of 1072)

Based on 31,545 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1, Crucial_ CT512MX100SS, Crucial_CT512MX1, Crucial_ Crucial_CT512MX1, Crucial_ CT512MX100SSD1

Poor: 61%Average: 87.6% Great: 107%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Crucial MX100 512GB averaged just 12.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX100 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX100 512GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX100 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 150MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 300MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,545 samples)

Rank 36187.6%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 399	438
336	Write 421	470
238	Mixed 300	329
152	SusWrite 339	467
82.1% 364 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.6	4K Read 26.3	30.3
40	4K Write 86.9	120
24.4	4K Mixed 37.3	45
134% 50.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
127	DQ Read 150	171
99.2	DQ Write 288	363
110	DQ Mixed 168	182
142% 202 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

177GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 441 443 442 442 444 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 308

SusWrite 441

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 36.8

133% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 182

160% 232 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 241 336 348 374 387 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 391

Mixed 302

SusWrite 327

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 35.2

120% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 180

154% 219 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

177GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 404 433 441 427 440 MB/s

79.3% Very good

Write 399

Mixed 260

SusWrite 429

81% 356 MB/s

4K Read 13.4

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 27.3

89% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 160

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 180

161% 235 MB/s

USA-User, 14 mins ago.

257GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 287 287 279 265 269 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 381

Mixed 242

SusWrite 274

68% 301 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 33.5

108% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 179

158% 230 MB/s

EST-User, 2 days ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 251 221 220 185 195 MB/s

70% Very good

Write 376

Mixed 291

SusWrite 235

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 54.5

4K Mixed 29.4

99% 35.2 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 178

151% 214 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,388x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $748

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC

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Excellent

5 years ago.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361^st of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (361st of 1072)

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