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Crucial CT250P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 219% (81st of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,098 samples)
Rank 81219%
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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1490 878 241 240 242 241 MB/s
255% Outstanding
Read 2,660
Write 1,513
Mixed 1,302
SusWrite 555
333% 1,507 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 67.7
231% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 845
DQ Write 1,111
DQ Mixed 964
731% 973 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1004 303 235 240 245 MB/s
229% Outstanding
Read 2,360
Write 1,524
Mixed 1,271
SusWrite 551
316% 1,427 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 58.6
194% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 959
711% 931 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 1120 243 243 244 241 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 2,116
Write 1,522
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 477
296% 1,331 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 44.6
140% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 840
DQ Write 557
DQ Mixed 750
546% 716 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 97%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $180

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,792x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,476x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples995x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples817x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples598x
SSD
P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBCrucial  $83Bench 219%, 1,098 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples225x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $741

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