Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

M4 512GB
BENCHMARKS (4,600)
MKT (0%)
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(1)
BUY • $74

Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -47%Read -1%, Write -63%, 4K Read -72%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -93%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score -53%Read -1%, Write -74%, 4K Read -83%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -46%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 30%, Value -1%Nice To Haves -173%DQ Read -87%, DQ Write -52%, DQ Mixed -501%, ADQ Read -128%, ADQ Write -98%, ADQ Mixed -428%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -60%

Average Bench: 66.9% (718^th of 1072)

Based on 4,600 user benchmarks. Models: M4-CT512M4SSD2, M4-CT512 M4SSD2, M4-CT512M4SSD1, M4-CT512 M4-CT512M4SSD2

Poor: 48%Average: 66.9% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial M4 512GB averaged 33.1% 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 Write Speed 73.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 451MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M4 512GB is 32.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial M4 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 205MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 143MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,600 samples)

Rank 71866.9%

Min	Avg	Max
344	Read 451	501
205	Write 248	279
212	Mixed 273	300
86.9	SusWrite 205	265
65.4% 294 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 19.9	23.5
26.3	4K Write 73.5	104
14.5	4K Mixed 23.3	27.7
98.9% 38.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
90	DQ Read 143	196
72.8	DQ Write 146	236
25.2	DQ Mixed 49.3	55.1
63.3% 113 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 6 days ago.

184GB free

Firmware: 070H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 218 218 218 226 248 MB/s

73.5% Very good

Write 251

Mixed 286

SusWrite 224

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 26.4

116% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 50.8

56% 93.2 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 000F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 106 122 128 128 95 MB/s

69% Good

Write 248

Mixed 284

SusWrite 121

63% 287 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 92.6

4K Mixed 27.8

120% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 118

DQ Mixed 51.4

58% 98 MB/s

PAK-User, 8 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 000F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 71 84 79 81 115 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 236

Mixed 264

SusWrite 90.2

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 23.1

106% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 49.2

56% 96.6 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

413GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0309

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 185 238 218 220 219 MB/s

59% Above average

Write 253

Mixed 293

SusWrite 196

66% 298 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 45.8

4K Mixed 20.4

77% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 54.7

60% 99.6 MB/s

ARE-User, 10 days ago.

351GB free

Firmware: 040H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 134 154 148 120 131 MB/s

49.1% Average

Write 158

Mixed 195

SusWrite 141

46% 209 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 35.6

4K Mixed 20.2

69% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 49.8

56% 96.3 MB/s

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	527x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	272x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	112x

SSD
M4 512GBCrucial $74Bench 67%, 4,600 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	21x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,143

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

Average Bench: 66.9% (718^th of 1072)

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M4 512GB

Average Bench: 66.9% (718th of 1072)

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