Crucial_

CT512M55 512GB

CT512M55 512GB
BENCHMARKS (11)
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Effective Speed -457%Effective Speed -457%Average Score -560%Read -798%, Write -956%, 4K Read -236%, 4K Write -102%, Mixed -711%, 4K Mixed -214%, SusWrite -906%Peak Score -716%Read -985%, Write -1,183%, 4K Read -490%, 4K Write -144%, Mixed -762%, 4K Mixed -344%, SusWrite -1,100%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -601%DQ Read -503%, DQ Write -457%, DQ Mixed -799%, ADQ Read -425%, ADQ Write -367%, ADQ Mixed -1,061%, Age -691%, AS-SSD Total -507%

Average Bench: 96.2% (279^th of 1080)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_ CT512M550SSD4

Poor: 83%Average: 96.2% Great: 112%

Popular builds with this SSD

Lenovo 20A70037US (1)

Excellent average bench

The Crucial_ CT512M55 512GB averaged just 3.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_ CT512M55 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 100MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ CT512M55 512GB is 28.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial_ CT512M55 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 316MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 27996.2%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 456	525
354	Write 433	479
217	Mixed 386	489
179	SusWrite 316	381
89.4% 398 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.7	4K Read 24.5	32.4
21.7	4K Write 100	147
19.4	4K Mixed 33.2	41.5
133% 52.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
228	DQ Read 326	383
101	DQ Write 269	342
16.7	DQ Mixed 128	233
142% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 years ago.

396GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 332 389 395 406 405 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 404

Mixed 298

SusWrite 366

84% 371 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 41.5

149% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 226

203% 308 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

395GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 337 427 421 421 419 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 291

SusWrite 381

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 98.9

4K Mixed 39

140% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 227

207% 317 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

52GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 322 329 330 327 325 MB/s

94.5% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 300

SusWrite 327

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 99

4K Mixed 41

149% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 214

179% 260 MB/s

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Lenovo 20A70037US

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	26x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	26x

SSD
CT512M55 512GBCrucial_Bench 96%, 11 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5674-H0-YK0---- 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 1,568 samples	13x
HMT851S6AMR6R-PB N0 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 1,281 samples	6x
EDJ8416E6MB-GN-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 49%, 831 samples	5x

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Average Bench: 96.2% (279^th of 1080)

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