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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

▲ MX300 1TB
BENCHMARKS (21,936)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -3%Read -10%, Write 3%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score -7%Read -12%, Write -0%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -28%User Rating -1%, Market Share -100%, Price 5%, Value -17%Nice To Haves +9% DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed 27%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed 36%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total -3%

MX300 1TB

Average Bench: 91.4% (319^th of 1080)

Based on 21,936 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1, Crucial_ CT1050MX300S

Poor: 68%Average: 91.4% Great: 105%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 1TB averaged just 8.5% 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 285MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 1TB is 37.6%. 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 346MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 396MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 21,936 samples)

Rank 31991.4%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 396	428
316	Write 420	478
243	Mixed 346	388
264	SusWrite 377	457
86.8% 385 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.4	4K Read 24.2	28
42.7	4K Write 86	119
23	4K Mixed 35.8	43.1
128% 48.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 319	367
86.1	DQ Write 267	327
90.8	DQ Mixed 285	347
216% 290 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

615GB free

Firmware: M0CR060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 385 372 372 374 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 485

Mixed 388

SusWrite 413

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 135

4K Mixed 42.8

169% 68.6 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 347

260% 346 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 hrs ago.

156GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 410 449 468 444 367 MB/s

96.7% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 379

SusWrite 418

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 85.4

4K Mixed 36.2

128% 48.5 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 341

256% 343 MB/s

DEU-User, 17 hrs ago.

457GB free

Firmware: M0CR060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 421 372 374 366 372 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 277

SusWrite 389

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 74.6

4K Mixed 36.2

123% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 332

250% 336 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

892GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR040

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 364 364 314 371 317 MB/s

85.1% Excellent

Write 469

Mixed 243

SusWrite 346

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 32.3

114% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 324

242% 322 MB/s

CAN-User, 8 hrs ago.

464GB free

Firmware: M0CR070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 471 397 369 370 368 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 255

SusWrite 404

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 82.4

4K Mixed 27.1

109% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 201

167% 241 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	7,026x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,887x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,110x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,315x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,463x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,325x

SSD
MX300 1TBCrucial $200Bench 91%, 21,936 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	865x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	604x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	586x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $940

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

Average Bench: 91.4% (319^th of 1080)

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Crucial CT1050MX300SSD1

MX300 1TB

Average Bench: 91.4% (319th of 1080)

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Above average consistency

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