CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB

CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB
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Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +8% Read 3%, Write 2%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite 28%Peak Score +5% Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -18%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total 3%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 106% (227^th of 1072)

Based on 109 user benchmarks. Model: CT250MX500SSD1N

Poor: 71%Average: 106% Great: 127%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB averaged 6.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 244MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB is 55.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 378MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 409MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)

Rank 227106%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 469	515
267	Write 414	471
297	Mixed 409	458
246	SusWrite 378	463
94% 418 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.6	4K Read 34.5	42.6
39.1	4K Write 89.6	130
30	4K Mixed 48.7	62.1
162% 57.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
106	DQ Read 328	388
90.4	DQ Write 298	354
92.2	DQ Mixed 244	281
202% 290 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

103GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 472 313 475 476 475 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 463

SusWrite 447

107% 476 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 62.1

208% 76.1 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 112

156% 287 MB/s

RUS-User, 7 months ago.

147GB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 447 457 461 228 214 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 438

SusWrite 376

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 55.9

182% 66.6 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 274

232% 339 MB/s

BLR-User, 10 months ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 449 449 458 456 451 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 439

SusWrite 450

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 50.7

167% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 275

230% 332 MB/s

RUS-User, 8 months ago.

60GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 447 446 453 460 175 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 430

SusWrite 405

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 80

4K Mixed 40.5

136% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 279

232% 333 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 400 403 409 420 431 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 413

Mixed 409

SusWrite 412

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 39.4

130% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 281

235% 340 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 356 413 423 430 316 MB/s

98.2% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 425

SusWrite 364

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 78.3

4K Mixed 38.8

131% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 280

233% 336 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 391 423 441 246 209 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 408

SusWrite 338

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 72.8

4K Mixed 39.1

131% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 202

190% 296 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 months ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 364 381 401 401 187 MB/s

89.6% Excellent

Write 324

Mixed 333

SusWrite 331

78% 346 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 59.1

4K Mixed 37.6

120% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 276

229% 329 MB/s

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Typical CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB Builds (Compare 297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	176x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	54x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	71x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	17x
Titan X PascalNvidia $286Bench 121%, 8,692 samples	16x

SSD
CT250MX500SSD1N 250GBBench 106%, 109 samples	1x

RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples	27x
CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 17,500 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 91%, 1,151 samples	12x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $744

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

CT250MX500SSD1N 250GB

Average Bench: 106% (227^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X APEX

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