Crucial_

CT120M50 120GB

CT120M50 120GB
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Effective Speed -46%Effective Speed -46%Average Score -89%Read -2%, Write -202%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -86%, 4K Mixed -69%, SusWrite -212%Peak Score -93%Read -2%, Write -246%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -97%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite -191%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -102%DQ Read -41%, DQ Write -160%, DQ Mixed -115%, ADQ Read -43%, ADQ Write -135%, ADQ Mixed -250%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -61%

Average Bench: 67.4% (709^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_ CT120M500SSD4

Poor: 43%Average: 67.4% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial_ CT120M50 120GB averaged 32.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 74.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_ CT120M50 120GB is 34.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial_ CT120M50 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 134MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 70967.4%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 448	499
124	Write 134	140
123	Mixed 193	215
54.8	SusWrite 95.1	133
47.7% 217 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.6	4K Read 22.8	27.5
23	4K Write 84.4	118
14	4K Mixed 26.6	36.9
113% 44.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.4	DQ Read 229	260
52.3	DQ Write 123	138
17.9	DQ Mixed 74.4	154
82.5% 142 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 4 years ago.

9GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 82 62 63 62 63 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 134

Mixed 200

SusWrite 75.6

46% 212 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 36.9

145% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 148

121% 176 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 101 99 101 101 101 MB/s

71.7% Very good

Write 134

Mixed 194

SusWrite 103

46% 207 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 35.9

133% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 145

120% 176 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 years ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 124 119 116 121 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 132

Mixed 194

SusWrite 122

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 34.4

131% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 154

124% 179 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 years ago.

59GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 131 136 136 137 MB/s

71.1% Very good

Write 138

Mixed 201

SusWrite 133

48% 216 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 86.4

4K Mixed 34

127% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 143

119% 173 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 years ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 54 41 40 52 53 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 131

Mixed 195

SusWrite 54.8

40% 184 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 34.3

138% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 79

85% 145 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 years ago.

34GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 121 102 82 77 MB/s

52.1% Above average

Write 134

Mixed 193

SusWrite 104

45% 202 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 36

4K Mixed 20.5

71% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 150

124% 181 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 years ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 95 91 83 90 85 MB/s

42.7% Average

Write 132

Mixed 186

SusWrite 90.7

42% 192 MB/s

4K Read 13

4K Write 25.5

4K Mixed 16.1

54% 18.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 132

DQ Mixed 144

106% 139 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 years ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 81 90 92 89 86 MB/s

39.4% Below average

Write 125

Mixed 136

SusWrite 91.3

37% 166 MB/s

4K Read 11.6

4K Write 23

4K Mixed 14

48% 16.2 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 148

110% 147 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,025x
Core i7-2600Intel $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,569x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	933x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,142x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
CT120M50 120GBCrucial_Bench 67%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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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