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CT250MX500SSD4 250GB

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Effective Speed -434%Effective Speed -434%Average Score -546%Read -782%, Write -1,072%, 4K Read -167%, 4K Write -143%, Mixed -723%, 4K Mixed -141%, SusWrite -795%Peak Score -723%Read -1,049%, Write -1,290%, 4K Read -363%, 4K Write -234%, Mixed -939%, 4K Mixed -279%, SusWrite -908%Value & Sentiment -1,077%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,117%Nice To Haves -468%DQ Read -501%, DQ Write -430%, DQ Mixed -656%, ADQ Read -444%, ADQ Write -338%, ADQ Mixed -527%, Age -336%, AS-SSD Total -514%

Average Bench: 102% (253^rd of 1079)

Based on 16,301 user benchmarks. Model: CT250MX500SSD4

Poor: 74%Average: 102% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT250MX500SSD4 250GB averaged 2.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 237MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB is 47.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT250MX500SSD4 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 354MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 392MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,301 samples)

Rank 253102%

Min	Avg	Max
379	Read 474	516
250	Write 396	462
259	Mixed 392	450
192	SusWrite 354	453
90.8% 404 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	4K Read 33.5	41.5
43.6	4K Write 85	114
28.9	4K Mixed 46	58
155% 54.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 315	385
169	DQ Write 287	358
131	DQ Mixed 237	277
195% 280 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 5 days ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 452 452 464 462 438 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 446

SusWrite 454

106% 469 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 53.3

182% 65.6 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 360

DQ Mixed 277

233% 338 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 days ago.

191GB free

Firmware: M3CR020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 438 436 392 202 186 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 427

SusWrite 348

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 97.4

4K Mixed 51.3

175% 62.3 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 256

203% 282 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 days ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 442 451 339 318 318 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 442

SusWrite 382

100% 445 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 77.9

4K Mixed 47.5

156% 53.7 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 275

228% 329 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

82GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 304 303 315 309 313 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 377

Mixed 349

SusWrite 306

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 34.7

111% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 274

228% 328 MB/s

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Typical CT250MX500SSD4 250GB Builds (Compare 24,018 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,150x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $184Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,257x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,046x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,543x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,358x
RTX 3070Nvidia $395Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,351x

SSD
CT250MX500SSD4 250GBBench 102%, 16,301 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,600x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,564x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	973x

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Value: 134% - Outstanding

Total price: $420

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CT250MX500SSD4 250GB

Average Bench: 102% (253rd of 1079)

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