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Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

▲ MX100 512GB
BENCHMARKS (31,545)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(2)
$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 -273%User Rating -2%, Market Share -900%, Price -76%, Value -113%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -101%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -32%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -28%

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (369^th of 1080)

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 36987.6%

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, 1 day ago.

417GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 394 395 387 397 370 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 406

Mixed 257

SusWrite 389

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 28.8

95% 34 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 137

151% 253 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

63GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 256 148 147 132 136 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 429

Mixed 316

SusWrite 199

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 86.4

4K Mixed 39.7

139% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 155

120% 162 MB/s

ZAF-User, 22 hrs ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 244 190 186 183 179 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 321

Mixed 143

SusWrite 212

55% 245 MB/s

4K Read 6

4K Write 41.4

4K Mixed 32.2

72% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 178

155% 230 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,598x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,745x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	483x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	593x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	424x

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

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	392x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	268x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	213x

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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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7 years ago.

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Excellent

5 years ago.

Have used 512GB version for years! Love it!

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Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (369^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Crucial CT512MX100SSD1

MX100 512GB

Average Bench: 87.6% (369th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 87.6% (369^th of 1080)