Crucial CT512M550SSD4

M550 SATA M.2 512GB

M550 SATA M.2 512GB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -7%Read -1%, Write 8%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score -6%Read 3%, Write -1%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -138%, Value -69%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -45%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -78%, Age -21%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 92.4% (303^rd of 1072)

Based on 189 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_CT512M550SSD4

Poor: 73%Average: 92.4% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial M550 SATA M.2 512GB averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M550 SATA M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 146MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M550 SATA M.2 512GB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M550 SATA M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 339MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 355MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 189 samples)

Rank 30392.4%

Min	Avg	Max
386	Read 454	522
376	Write 436	478
240	Mixed 355	485
174	SusWrite 339	445
89% 396 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.1	4K Read 25.9	30.5
47	4K Write 88.7	123
16.1	4K Mixed 32.8	44.8
128% 49.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.2	DQ Read 264	381
80	DQ Write 264	343
15.1	DQ Mixed 146	228
142% 225 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 months ago.

153GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 465 467 468 466 463 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 305

SusWrite 462

93% 415 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 42.2

152% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 233

212% 322 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 months ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 437 438 446 447 447 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 306

SusWrite 440

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 34.2

117% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 227

197% 289 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 months ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 399 397 402 443 444 MB/s

93.2% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 317

SusWrite 414

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 62.8

4K Mixed 34.1

114% 40.5 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 225

197% 291 MB/s

MYS-User, 5 months ago.

440GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 403 410 396 427 394 MB/s

90.3% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 290

SusWrite 398

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 63.3

4K Mixed 29.4

107% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 224

202% 306 MB/s

ROU-User, 5 months ago.

256GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 340 354 351 349 352 MB/s

88.4% Excellent

Write 406

Mixed 298

SusWrite 355

81% 358 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 69.1

4K Mixed 33.5

118% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 226

203% 307 MB/s

SWE-User, 9 months ago.

159GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 298 250 248 256 252 MB/s

83.2% Excellent

Write 436

Mixed 298

SusWrite 277

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 71.4

4K Mixed 36.9

126% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 157

130% 186 MB/s

PAK-User, 3 months ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 220 114 110 105 116 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 404

Mixed 290

SusWrite 152

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 35.2

122% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 208

190% 290 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

127GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 279 233 253 260 238 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 301

Mixed 246

SusWrite 263

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 34.6

4K Mixed 23.6

77% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 135

106% 146 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97M OC Formula - $252

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	42x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	6x

SSD
M550 SATA M.2 512GBCrucial $228Bench 92%, 189 samples	1x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 75%, 178 samples	5x
DDR3 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 712 samples	4x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $902

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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 CT512M550SSD4

M550 SATA M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 92.4% (303^rd of 1072)

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M550 SATA M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 92.4% (303rd of 1072)

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