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Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 59.9% (804th of 1074)

Based on 47 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Crucial_CT525MX3
Poor: 36%Average: 59.9% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The Amd-raid Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB averaged 40.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 71.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 215MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Crucial_CT525MX3 525GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 60.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 249MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 47 samples)
Rank 80459.9%
Min Avg Max
188 Read 325 494
226 Write 387 490
175 Mixed 337 486
88 SusWrite 249 329
73.3% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.6 4K Read 16.3 24
13.7 4K Write 48.8 72.5
8.9 4K Mixed 21.2 27.8
77.7% 28.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.5 DQ Read 60.1 214
16.5 DQ Write 215 329
9.2 DQ Mixed 71.8 110
74.2% 116 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
489GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 427 355 240 235 231 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 285
Write 233
Mixed 211
SusWrite 318
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 23.5
86% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 54
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 74.1
72% 108 MB/s
487GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 423 311 237 240 234 MB/s
62.6% Good
Read 296
Write 413
Mixed 332
SusWrite 311
77% 338 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 23.6
85% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 63.3
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 71.9
70% 108 MB/s
294GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 249 248 250 248 249 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 300
Write 462
Mixed 348
SusWrite 248
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 25.1
91% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 68.2
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 40.2
65% 119 MB/s
489GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 309 302 274 221 226 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 302
Write 404
Mixed 332
SusWrite 274
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 22.6
79% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 63.4
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 69.7
67% 101 MB/s
127GB free
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 236 168 186 242 233 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 300
Write 408
Mixed 175
SusWrite 223
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 23.4
85% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 59.8
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 73.3
70% 105 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,935,074 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Motherboard: Asrock X370 Taichi - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples120x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples88x
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $235Bench 72%, 30,050 samples73x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples58x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples51x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples44x
SSD
Crucial_CT525MX3 525GBAmd-raidBench 60%, 47 samples1x
RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,003

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