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Crucial CT250P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed -148%Effective Speed -148%Average Score -174%Read -104%, Write -253%, 4K Read -92%, 4K Write -99%, Mixed -183%, 4K Mixed -87%, SusWrite -403%Peak Score -229%Read -118%, Write -323%, 4K Read -239%, 4K Write -123%, Mixed -258%, 4K Mixed -177%, SusWrite -368%Value & Sentiment User Rating -34%, Market Share -∞%, Price 149%, Value -547%Nice To Haves -107%DQ Read -173%, DQ Write -38%, DQ Mixed -117%, ADQ Read -119%, ADQ Write -46%, ADQ Mixed -79%, Age -162%, AS-SSD Total -124%

Average Bench: 219% (89^th of 1080)

Based on 1,098 user benchmarks. Model: CT250P5SSD8

Poor: 130%Average: 219% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB averaged 119.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 831MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,061MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB is 150%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 627MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,098 samples)

Rank 89219%

Min	Avg	Max
714	Read 2,061	2,723
632	Write 1,321	1,521
661	Mixed 1,143	1,306
337	SusWrite 627	978
286% 1,288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.3	4K Read 46.3	56.6
48.9	4K Write 104	170
33.1	4K Mixed 59	79
201% 69.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
492	DQ Read 780	849
299	DQ Write 859	1,380
356	DQ Mixed 831	966
622% 823 MB/s

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

DEU-User, 16 days ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 478 266 238 242 240 MB/s

242% Outstanding

Write 1,490

Mixed 1,263

SusWrite 421

322% 1,458 MB/s

4K Read 50.6

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 66.8

226% 79.4 MB/s

DQ Read 843

DQ Write 932

DQ Mixed 970

708% 915 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 472 293 230 238 134 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 548

Mixed 549

SusWrite 305

112% 498 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 42.6

142% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 567

DQ Write 401

DQ Mixed 456

348% 475 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $129

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Core i5-9600KIntel $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,969x
Core i7-9700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,595x
Core i9-9900KIntel $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,580x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,059x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $389Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	888x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	644x

SSD
P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBCrucial $83Bench 219%, 1,098 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	514x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	512x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	244x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $522

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

Crucial CT250P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 219% (89^th of 1080)

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P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 219% (89th of 1080)

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