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C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 49.5% (890th of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: C300-CTFDDAC256M
Poor: 38%Average: 49.5% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The Crucial C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GB averaged 50.5% 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 Read Speed 24.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 44.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GB is 21%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.18MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 89049.5%
Min Avg Max
308 Read 336 360
124 Write 209 223
132 Mixed 250 274
52.9 SusWrite 153 203
52.8% 237 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 24.1 30.2
4.7 4K Write 44.1 82.6
2.4 4K Mixed 6.18 13.2
67.8% 24.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 DQ Read 161 234
27.7 DQ Write 138 191
3.8 DQ Mixed 24.2 99
52.3% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free
Firmware: 0007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 202 193 187 215 217 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 339
Write 218
Mixed 241
SusWrite 202
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 13.2
90% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 76.7
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 68.1
70% 111 MB/s
141GB free
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 158 170 123 152 92 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 327
Write 217
Mixed 241
SusWrite 144
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 13.2
87% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 34.3
66% 131 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 139 140 121 162 185 MB/s
38.8% Below average
Read 314
Write 223
Mixed 233
SusWrite 142
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 2.4
43% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 92.4
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 72.9
72% 112 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,778,432 SSDs tested

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Typical C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GB Builds (Compare 2,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 59%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,275x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples393x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples378x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples168x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples157x
SSD
C300-CTFDDAC256M 256GBCrucialBench 49%, 28 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples65x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $517

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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