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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

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

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Average Bench: 92.4% (232nd of 1003)

Based on 8,113 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1, Crucial_ CT1050MX300S
Poor: 69%Average: 92.4% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 1TB averaged just 7.5% 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 298MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 1TB is 37%. 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 344MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 394MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,113 samples)
Rank 23292.4%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 394 427
312 Write 420 480
240 Mixed 344 387
287 SusWrite 380 459
86.7% 384 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 23.9 28.4
52 4K Write 88.9 123
23.2 4K Mixed 35.9 43.3
129% 49.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
174 DQ Read 324 365
153 DQ Write 290 327
96.7 DQ Mixed 298 345
226% 304 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 118%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 99%
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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $180

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $207Bench 93%, 44,391 samples4,616x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $158Bench 88%, 59,592 samples3,382x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 84%, 93,679 samples3,233x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 355,445 samples3,122x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 462,708 samples2,225x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 663,441 samples1,636x
SSD
MX300 1TBCrucial  $199Bench 92%, 8,113 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 92%, 95,450 samples1,149x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $166Bench 108%, 18,793 samples1,078x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 89%, 70,760 samples726x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $1,469

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