Average Bench: 97.4% (266th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial_ Crucial_CT1024M5
Poor: 58%Average: 97.4% Great: 119%

Excellent average bench

The Crucial_ Crucial_CT1024M5 1TB averaged just 2.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_ Crucial_CT1024M5 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 125MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.3MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ Crucial_CT1024M5 1TB is 61.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial_ Crucial_CT1024M5 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 360MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 385MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Min Avg Max
354 Read 478 522
72.5 Write 437 486
124 Mixed 385 481
144 SusWrite 360 474
93.3% 415 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 4K Read 27.6 32.5
2.03 4K Write 93.3 155
1.89 4K Mixed 32.8 46.7
133% 51.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
151 DQ Read 313 394
69.1 DQ Write 290 351
51 DQ Mixed 125 241
142% 243 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
502GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 456 449 465 467 466 MB/s
Read 396
Write 449
Mixed 298
SusWrite 457
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 38.3
140% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 40.4
112% 239 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,649,572 SSDs tested

Typical Crucial_CT1024M5 1TB Builds (Compare 762 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 - $236

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $611

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