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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: 92.6% (201st of 980)

Based on 6,478 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1, Crucial_ CT1050MX300S
Poor: 70%Average: 92.6% Great: 107%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 1TB averaged just 7.3% 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 293MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 89.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 1TB is 37.1%. 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 348MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 394MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,478 samples)
Rank 20192.6%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 394 427
293 Write 419 480
252 Mixed 348 388
271 SusWrite 380 457
87% 386 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 24 28.2
43.5 4K Write 89.9 123
24 4K Mixed 36 43.3
130% 50 MB/s
Min Avg Max
158 DQ Read 324 366
121 DQ Write 285 327
82.6 DQ Mixed 293 344
223% 301 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 463 468 473 472 473 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 384
Write 361
Mixed 258
SusWrite 467
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 35.4
125% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 339
251% 331 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,452,932 SSDs tested.

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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 - $205

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $260Bench 92%, 32,027 samples4,046x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $180Bench 89%, 49,127 samples2,953x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $160Bench 84%, 85,546 samples2,795x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 152%, 259,323 samples2,695x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 124%, 395,889 samples1,905x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $320Bench 97%, 468,301 samples1,383x
SSD
MX300 1TBCrucial  $159Bench 93%, 6,478 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 91%, 73,684 samples1,016x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $200Bench 106%, 14,197 samples896x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $160Bench 89%, 42,919 samples614x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $1,557

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