Average Bench: 67.9% (699th of 1072)

Based on 239 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000BX 500SSD1

Above average average bench

The Ct2000bx 50 2TB averaged 32.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 447MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ct2000bx 50 2TB is 60.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ct2000bx 50 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 239 samples)
Min Avg Max
320 Read 447 521
164 Write 360 441
28.2 Mixed 303 408
21.8 SusWrite 287 440
78.3% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 23.6 31.5
9.2 4K Write 54.1 93.6
0.3 4K Mixed 18 27.9
87.5% 31.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
73.2 DQ Read 155 213
14.9 DQ Write 145 280
0.4 DQ Mixed 30 42.4
55.4% 110 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
829GB free
Firmware: M6CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 430 432 434 433 406 MB/s
Read 519
Write 432
Mixed 406
SusWrite 428
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 29.3
134% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 40.8
73% 144 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: M6CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 439 440 438 439 94 MB/s
Read 523
Write 441
Mixed 410
SusWrite 383
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 27.1
131% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 42.4
71% 136 MB/s
380GB free
Firmware: M6CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 419 421 428 430 436 MB/s
Read 506
Write 412
Mixed 404
SusWrite 426
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 25.5
107% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 40.8
72% 142 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 360 360 360 360 360 MB/s
Read 406
Write 357
Mixed 342
SusWrite 360
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 21.6
89% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 41.7
62% 116 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 416 412 214 41 41 MB/s
Read 462
Write 409
Mixed 380
SusWrite 256
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 21.5
88% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 41.6
74% 146 MB/s
763GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 268 302 303 303 299 MB/s
Read 384
Write 288
Mixed 123
SusWrite 296
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 11.5
49% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 68.7
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 23.3
35% 65.2 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,547 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

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