Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

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

Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -47%Read -1%, Write -63%, 4K Read -73%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score -53%Read -1%, Write -74%, 4K Read -83%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -111%, SusWrite -46%Value & Sentiment User Rating -13%, Market Share -∞%, Price 20%, Value -5%Nice To Haves -174%DQ Read -87%, DQ Write -52%, DQ Mixed -501%, ADQ Read -128%, ADQ Write -97%, ADQ Mixed -427%, Age -38%, AS-SSD Total -61%

Average Bench: 66.9% (716^th of 1071)

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 71666.9%

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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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

300GB free

Firmware: 000F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 245 250 253 254 252 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 288

Mixed 299

SusWrite 250

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 86

4K Mixed 26.4

114% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 196

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 51.4

87% 166 MB/s

GBR-User, 9 hrs ago.

72GB free

Firmware: 040H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 221 221 221 224 253 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 252

Mixed 294

SusWrite 227

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 26.2

108% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 50

57% 97.4 MB/s

NOR-User, 12 hrs ago.

248GB free

Firmware: 070H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 191 193 176 177 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 277

Mixed 285

SusWrite 181

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 25.6

113% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 51.8

56% 93.7 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 hrs ago.

325GB free

Firmware: 0309

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 225 250 239 224 224 MB/s

61.3% Good

Write 255

Mixed 241

SusWrite 231

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 53.1

4K Mixed 20.4

82% 30.6 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 53.7

78% 146 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 hrs ago.

325GB free

Firmware: 0309

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 155 161 184 149 171 MB/s

49.1% Average

Write 215

Mixed 226

SusWrite 166

50% 223 MB/s

4K Read 13.8

4K Write 34

4K Mixed 17.6

62% 21.8 MB/s

DQ Read 191

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 54

78% 145 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 $530Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	375x
Core i7-4930KIntel $175Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	212x
Core i7-3820Intel $200Bench 70%, 38,674 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	87x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	80x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	77x

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

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	26x
CL11-12-12 D3-240 8x8GBUnknownBench 90%, 28 samples	18x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	17x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $1,533

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

Average Bench: 66.9% (716^th of 1071)

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M4 512GB

Average Bench: 66.9% (716th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 66.9% (716^th of 1071)