Crucial CT1050MX300SSD4

MX300 SATA M.2 1TB

MX300 SATA M.2 1TB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -10%Read -18%, Write 2%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 21%Peak Score -16%Read -19%, Write -1%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 44%, Value 151%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read -0%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed 3%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed 12%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 90.1% (330^th of 1072)

Based on 6,111 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD4, Crucial_ CT1050MX300SSD4

Poor: 68%Average: 90.1% Great: 104%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB averaged just 9.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 291MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB is 35.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 339MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 388MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,111 samples)

Rank 33090.1%

Min	Avg	Max
302	Read 388	427
293	Write 414	478
237	Mixed 339	381
269	SusWrite 358	452
84.5% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.2	4K Read 23.8	28.1
46	4K Write 85.8	115
23.2	4K Mixed 35.9	43.2
128% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 322	366
141	DQ Write 275	326
150	DQ Mixed 291	342
220% 296 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 11 days ago.

978GB free

Firmware: M0CR070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 452 456 455 456 454 MB/s

99.2% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 369

SusWrite 455

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 37.5

128% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 342

256% 340 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 days ago.

228GB free

Firmware: M0CR070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 466 465 446 432 333 MB/s

98.7% Outstanding

Write 462

Mixed 370

SusWrite 434

96% 424 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 93.1

4K Mixed 35.3

130% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 332

250% 333 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

230GB free

Firmware: M0CR060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 448 386 336 322 338 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 385

SusWrite 374

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 83.9

4K Mixed 38.5

134% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 342

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 321

237% 313 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

335GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 437 449 466 392 461 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 349

SusWrite 442

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 36.7

123% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 315

234% 307 MB/s

FRA-User, 13 days ago.

215GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 426 330 334 318 333 MB/s

92.9% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 366

SusWrite 368

91% 402 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 34.2

125% 48.5 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 332

252% 340 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

109GB free

Firmware: M0CR040

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 337 341 338 338 328 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 466

Mixed 369

SusWrite 348

90% 397 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 76.3

4K Mixed 35

121% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 337

252% 335 MB/s

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,362x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,029x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
MX300 SATA M.2 1TBCrucial $65Bench 90%, 6,111 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $937

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 CT1050MX300SSD4

MX300 SATA M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 90.1% (330^th of 1072)

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MX300 SATA M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 90.1% (330th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 90.1% (330^th of 1072)