Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 525GB

Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 525GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -7%Read 7%, Write 4%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 23%, 4K Mixed -62%Peak Score -18%Read -2%, Write 1%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -57%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -106%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -23%, DQ Mixed -403%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -384%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -13%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 96% (272^nd of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1

Poor: 76%Average: 96% Great: 107%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 525GB averaged just 3.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 525GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 53.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 422MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 27296%

Min	Avg	Max
478	Read 489	495
256	Write 422	488
331	Mixed 443	487
101% 451 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.9	4K Read 26	28.1
98.2	4K Write 104	111
17.9	4K Mixed 27.8	37.1
130% 52.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
190	DQ Read 272	347
227	DQ Write 260	292
23.9	DQ Mixed 53.8	65.8
98.8% 196 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 6 years ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 487

108% 485 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 99.8

4K Mixed 37.1

143% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 63.7

118% 234 MB/s

BEL-User, 6 years ago.

296GB free

Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 468

107% 477 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 35.9

146% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 65.8

115% 227 MB/s

USA-User, 7 years ago.

276GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 487

109% 489 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 20.5

122% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 61.6

93% 173 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 years ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

75.6% Very good

Write 256

Mixed 331

78% 355 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 98.2

4K Mixed 17.9

108% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 23.9

69% 147 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	375x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	255x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 525GBBench 96%, 4 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	91x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $467

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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_CT512MX100SSD1 525GB

Average Bench: 96% (272^nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

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Average Bench: 96% (272nd of 1072)

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