Crucial CT128M4SSD3

M4 128GB mSATA

M4 128GB mSATA
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Effective Speed -83%Effective Speed -83%Average Score -110%Read -4%, Write -125%, 4K Read -65%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -365%, SusWrite -100%Peak Score -97%Read -4%, Write -153%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -281%, SusWrite -106%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -139%, Value -723%Nice To Haves -352%DQ Read -30%, DQ Write -113%, DQ Mixed -1,000%, ADQ Read -155%, ADQ Write -160%, ADQ Mixed -1,277%, Age -28%, AS-SSD Total -51%

Average Bench: 53.9% (864^th of 1072)

Based on 390 user benchmarks. Models: M4-CT128M4SSD3, M4-CT128 M4SSD3

Poor: 43%Average: 53.9% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Crucial M4 128GB mSATA averaged 46.0% 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 20.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 440MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M4 128GB mSATA is 23.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial M4 128GB mSATA performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 390 samples)

Rank 86453.9%

Min	Avg	Max
344	Read 440	488
144	Write 180	192
184	Mixed 236	276
76.9	SusWrite 148	188
55.5% 251 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 20.8	27.8
23.9	4K Write 56.3	96.3
4.12	4K Mixed 9.69	15.3
73.7% 28.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	DQ Read 128	282
52	DQ Write 111	168
4.22	DQ Mixed 18.9	30.1
41.6% 85.8 MB/s

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

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 07MH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 180 169 183 180 MB/s

62.8% Good

Write 190

Mixed 219

SusWrite 175

57% 258 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 14.5

84% 31.4 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 157

DQ Mixed 28.7

72% 154 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 07MH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 153 135 155 141 MB/s

55% Above average

Write 185

Mixed 220

SusWrite 153

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 55.3

4K Mixed 14.1

80% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 30.2

47% 88.8 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 07MH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 177 176 188 129 MB/s

54.6% Above average

Write 171

Mixed 215

SusWrite 169

53% 239 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 13.4

78% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 29.9

47% 88.9 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 20132

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	92x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	29x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	29x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	104x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	64x

SSD
M4 128GB mSATACrucial $229Bench 54%, 390 samples	1x

RAM
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 53%, 6,794 samples	32x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	7x
99U5428-053.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 450 samples	5x

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Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $649

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT128M4SSD3

M4 128GB mSATA

Average Bench: 53.9% (864^th of 1072)

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M4 128GB mSATA

Average Bench: 53.9% (864th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 53.9% (864^th of 1072)