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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 91.8% (279th of 1040)

Based on 10,310 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1, Crucial_ CT1050MX300S
Poor: 66%Average: 91.8% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 1TB averaged just 8.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX300 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 288MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 1TB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX300 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 345MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 399MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,310 samples)
Rank 27991.8%
Min Avg Max
337 Read 399 433
287 Write 417 481
251 Mixed 345 389
296 SusWrite 384 458
87.1% 386 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.9 4K Read 24 28
36.9 4K Write 85.9 116
23.3 4K Mixed 35.7 43.2
128% 48.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
207 DQ Read 315 366
98.3 DQ Write 270 327
120 DQ Mixed 288 348
217% 291 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
903GB free
Firmware: R040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 453 401 378 379 382 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 297
Write 478
Mixed 371
SusWrite 404
88% 388 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 40.2
144% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 340
255% 339 MB/s
906GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 428 388 369 367 367 MB/s
91% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 428
Mixed 357
SusWrite 390
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 29.7
116% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 333
250% 335 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,332,046 SSDs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $260 @ launch in Jun '16
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Typical MX300 1TB Builds (Compare 15,832 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $267Bench 84%, 515,802 samples7,202x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples4,731x
Core i7-6700Intel  $274Bench 76%, 192,184 samples1,118x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples2,759x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples1,636x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples1,628x
SSD
MX300 1TBCrucial  $259Bench 92%, 10,310 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples1,102x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 48,376 samples700x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples636x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,155

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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