Crucial_

Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB

Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -11%Read -5%, Write 1%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score -9%Read -3%, Write 0%, 4K Read -46%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -0%, ADQ Read -13%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -67%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 90% (331^st of 1072)

Based on 105 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_ Crucial_CT525MX3

Poor: 67%Average: 90% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial_ Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB averaged just 9.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_ Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 156MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB is 44.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial_ Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 272MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 435MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 105 samples)

Rank 33190%

Min	Avg	Max
333	Read 435	493
234	Write 411	486
235	Mixed 399	485
194	SusWrite 272	349
85.3% 379 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 24.1	29.5
43.2	4K Write 93.4	141
17.9	4K Mixed 31.9	43.4
127% 49.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
135	DQ Read 290	353
95.2	DQ Write 251	316
25.9	DQ Mixed 156	330
148% 233 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

388GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 371 347 349 264 250 MB/s

99.8% Outstanding

Write 282

Mixed 383

SusWrite 303

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 139

4K Mixed 43.8

173% 70.5 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 321

221% 278 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

254GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR031

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 308 347 234 238 216 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 368

Mixed 279

SusWrite 284

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 41

152% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 331

236% 304 MB/s

TWN-User, 3 years ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 258 241 226 240 251 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 360

SusWrite 269

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 96.1

4K Mixed 40.6

144% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 326

245% 326 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR040

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 439 317 253 247 250 MB/s

89.8% Excellent

Write 447

Mixed 364

SusWrite 322

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 81.4

4K Mixed 36.1

126% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 327

245% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

351GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 307 318 245 211 274 MB/s

70.8% Very good

Write 212

Mixed 359

SusWrite 275

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 33

4K Mixed 24.9

86% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 166

140% 212 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

308GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR070

SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 262 267 269 227 223 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 230

Mixed 228

SusWrite 250

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 15.9

65% 25.3 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 288

205% 263 MB/s

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Typical Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme3 - $166

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	69x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
Crucial_CT525MX3 525GBCrucial_Bench 90%, 105 samples	1x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	14x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 7,771 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	8x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $345

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 90% (331^st of 1072)

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