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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 92.7% (298th of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial_ Crucial_CT512M55
Poor: 72%Average: 92.7% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial_ Crucial_CT512M55 512GB averaged just 7.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_ Crucial_CT512M55 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 120MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ Crucial_CT512M55 512GB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial_ Crucial_CT512M55 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 251MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 394MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 29892.7%
Min Avg Max
351 Read 470 526
168 Write 430 484
249 Mixed 394 492
64.3 SusWrite 251 410
86.6% 386 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 4K Read 26.2 31.1
49.5 4K Write 83.4 142
24 4K Mixed 32.7 45.8
126% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 305 388
43.6 DQ Write 282 350
30.9 DQ Mixed 120 234
137% 235 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 361 366 371 378 391 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 255
Mixed 324
SusWrite 349
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 32.7
116% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 229
210% 321 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 331 309 305 335 323 MB/s
90.2% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 430
Mixed 300
SusWrite 336
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 35.5
118% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 228
204% 308 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 245 243 302 335 341 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 396
Write 357
Mixed 293
SusWrite 287
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 31.6
101% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 156
155% 251 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples435x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples383x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples297x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples104x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples101x
SSD
Crucial_CT512M55 512GBCrucial_Bench 93%, 45 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples29x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $732

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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