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Crucial CT500MX200SSD1

MX200 500GB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 81.6% (409th of 1021)

Based on 9,049 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT500MX200SSD1, Crucial_CT500MX2, Crucial_ CT500MX200SSD3, Crucial_ CT500MX200SSD1
Poor: 57%Average: 81.6% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MX200 500GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX200 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 132MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX200 500GB is 46.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX200 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 269MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 180MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,049 samples)
Rank 40981.6%
Min Avg Max
321 Read 394 432
117 Write 343 467
143 Mixed 269 327
81.3 SusWrite 294 462
72.9% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 25.9 30.1
35.4 4K Write 79 112
22.9 4K Mixed 34.7 42.4
126% 46.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
110 DQ Read 180 297
68 DQ Write 233 357
53 DQ Mixed 132 161
120% 182 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
122GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 291 307 305 296 299 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 397
Write 419
Mixed 313
SusWrite 301
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 35
127% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 160
155% 243 MB/s
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 359 353 346 362 342 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 382
Write 341
Mixed 323
SusWrite 351
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 30.8
118% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 137
145% 240 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 26,404,202 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $180 @ launch in Jan '15
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Typical MX200 500GB Builds (Compare 40,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 85%, 422,694 samples17,953x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 252,620 samples12,901x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 77%, 160,807 samples2,644x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples7,761x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples4,967x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples4,745x
SSD
MX200 500GBCrucial  $90Bench 82%, 9,049 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 82%, 345,080 samples3,174x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 26,235 samples2,003x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 42,755 samples1,995x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,098

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230Crucial MX500 250GB $49
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