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Crucial CT250MX200SSD4

MX200 SATA M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 96% (274th of 1072)

Based on 2,162 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT250MX200SSD4, Crucial_ CT250MX200SSD4
Poor: 77%Average: 96% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB averaged just 4.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 226MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 341MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,162 samples)
Rank 27496%
Min Avg Max
368 Read 432 472
309 Write 414 468
263 Mixed 341 382
258 SusWrite 351 451
86.5% 385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 27.6 32.9
48.7 4K Write 88.1 117
28.1 4K Mixed 40 47.9
140% 51.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
170 DQ Read 324 375
185 DQ Write 303 346
150 DQ Mixed 226 258
194% 284 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free
Firmware: MU04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 438 448 448 443 387 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 400
Mixed 378
SusWrite 432
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 37.2
130% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 253
218% 322 MB/s
128GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 439 439 427 425 424 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 457
Mixed 356
SusWrite 432
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 37.1
125% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 250
216% 319 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 419 306 309 308 305 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 288
Mixed 354
SusWrite 347
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 42.1
136% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 258
221% 325 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 312 305 309 310 309 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 452
Write 450
Mixed 355
SusWrite 325
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 33.4
112% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 252
218% 322 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 423 421 302 304 301 MB/s
87.3% Excellent
Read 450
Write 434
Mixed 356
SusWrite 362
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 31.7
106% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 248
205% 297 MB/s
128GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 348 360 366 366 366 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 400
Write 390
Mixed 323
SusWrite 357
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 31.1
108% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 251
216% 318 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 306 271 258 189 206 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 344
Write 360
Mixed 331
SusWrite 254
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 20.1
60% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 104
85% 123 MB/s
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Gaming 69%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,630x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,251x
SSD
MX200 SATA M.2 250GBCrucial  $90Bench 96%, 2,162 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $740

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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