Crucial_

CT480M50 480GB

CT480M50 480GB
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -29%Read -1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite -55%Peak Score -21%Read -3%, Write -16%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -23%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -64%DQ Read -12%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -76%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -294%, Age -19%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 80.7% (476^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_ CT480M500SSD3

Poor: 58%Average: 80.7% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial_ CT480M50 480GB averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_ CT480M50 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 224MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ CT480M50 480GB is 37.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial_ CT480M50 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 203MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 47680.7%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 455	493
161	Write 385	417
277	Mixed 401	443
88.3	SusWrite 191	314
80.2% 358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.7	4K Read 21.8	27
19.9	4K Write 76.3	125
9.13	4K Mixed 25.1	38.4
106% 41.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1	DQ Read 203	328
57	DQ Write 224	320
0.9	DQ Mixed 66	188
90.5% 164 MB/s

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

ESP-User, 2 years ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 226 46 49 37 35 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 357

Mixed 323

SusWrite 97.1

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 32.3

115% 42.3 MB/s

DQ Read 311

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 182

169% 261 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 155 64 45 36 43 MB/s

71.3% Very good

Write 396

Mixed 328

SusWrite 88.3

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 97.9

4K Mixed 35.9

136% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 0.9

47% 104 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
CT480M50 480GBCrucial_Bench 81%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $772

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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
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CT480M50 480GB

Average Bench: 80.7% (476^th of 1072)

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