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Crucial X6 SSD 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 67% (725th of 1080)

Based on 86 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron Crucial X6 SSD
Poor: 42%Average: 67% Great: 101%

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Above average average bench

The Micron Crucial X6 SSD 500GB averaged 33.0% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron Crucial X6 SSD 500GB is 58.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron Crucial X6 SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 121MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 207MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 86 samples)
Rank 72567%
Min Avg Max
264 Read 382 504
296 Write 448 604
259 Mixed 399 545
51.4 SusWrite 207 582
80.9% 359 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 26 36.3
16.5 4K Write 50.6 78.1
13.5 4K Mixed 30 45.6
105% 35.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
74.5 DQ Read 121 161
52.4 DQ Write 180 335
3.9 DQ Mixed 100 164
90.1% 134 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
152GB free
Firmware: PMAP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 61 60 214 90 35 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 332
Write 375
Mixed 359
SusWrite 111
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 36.2
128% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 121
95% 129 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,227,099 SSDs tested

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Gaming 149%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 137%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $280

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $235Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,870x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $380Bench 98%, 354,223 samples5,494x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,435x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,589x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,391x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples1,197x
SSD
Crucial X6 SSD 500GBMicronBench 67%, 86 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples787x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $93Bench 91%, 87,239 samples617x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples552x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,071

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