Average Bench: 65.8% (731st of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID CT250MX500SSD4
Poor: 55%Average: 65.8% Great: 74%

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Above average average bench

The Amd-raid CT250MX50 250GB averaged 34.1% 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 115MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 229MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid CT250MX50 250GB is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Amd-raid CT250MX50 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 89.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 226MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
412 Read 445 483
378 Write 405 425
382 Mixed 401 418
114 SusWrite 226 370
82.9% 369 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 19.2 22.8
45.7 4K Write 55.8 72.4
19.3 4K Mixed 23.3 28.1
88.5% 32.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
54.2 DQ Read 89.2 99
31.6 DQ Write 229 318
53.8 DQ Mixed 115 130
100% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
227GB free
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s
Read 5,221
Write 42.3
Mixed 92.8
SusWrite 18.4
279% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 538
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 5.9
825% 182 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 396 399 349 363 371 MB/s
Read 455
Write 403
Mixed 411
SusWrite 370
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 21.4
78% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 96
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 113
114% 176 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 200 195 203 208 206 MB/s
Read 483
Write 425
Mixed 413
SusWrite 204
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 28.1
108% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 93.8
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 130
115% 165 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 217 219 216 204 219 MB/s
Read 435
Write 420
Mixed 407
SusWrite 215
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 22.4
80% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 93.8
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 120
102% 145 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,862,830 SSDs tested

Typical CT250MX50 250GB Builds (Compare 16,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $413

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