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Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

M4 512GB
BENCHMARKS (4,600)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -715%Effective Speed -715%Average Score -863%Read -829%, Write -1,783%, 4K Read -341%, 4K Write -182%, Mixed -1,085%, 4K Mixed -374%, SusWrite -1,443%Peak Score -1,148%Read -1,086%, Write -2,207%, 4K Read -702%, 4K Write -264%, Mixed -1,461%, 4K Mixed -686%, SusWrite -1,628%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%, Price 151%, Value -1,130%Nice To Haves -1,467%DQ Read -1,084%, DQ Write -705%, DQ Mixed -3,711%, ADQ Read -1,096%, ADQ Write -759%, ADQ Mixed -2,910%, Age -574%, AS-SSD Total -896%

Average Bench: 66.9% (726^th of 1080)

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 72666.9%

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

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

USA-User, 10 days ago.

474GB free

Firmware: 040H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 252 251 234 237 MB/s

74.8% Very good

Write 287

Mixed 313

SusWrite 247

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 27

116% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 51

53% 87.3 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

359GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 000F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 282 291 299 303 302 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 289

Mixed 71.8

SusWrite 292

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 57.6

4K Mixed 22.6

88% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 13.9

64% 143 MB/s

GBR-User, 12 days ago.

119GB free

Firmware: 040H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 238 239 217 210 218 MB/s

68.6% Good

Write 253

Mixed 272

SusWrite 224

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 24.8

100% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 113

DQ Mixed 51

56% 94.9 MB/s

JPN-User, 13 days ago.

20GB free

Firmware: 010G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 258 128 32 50 52 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 258

Mixed 296

SusWrite 123

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 24.5

104% 40.8 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 51.5

58% 97.7 MB/s

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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	559x
Core i7-4930KIntel $98Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	291x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	192x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	131x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	128x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	113x

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

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	39x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	23x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	23x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,143

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
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Crucial CT512M4SSD2

M4 512GB

Average Bench: 66.9% (726^th of 1080)

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