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Crucial CT1024M550SSD1

M550 1TB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 90.4% (323rd of 1072)

Based on 1,628 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT1024M550SSD1, Crucial_CT1024M5, Crucial_ CT1024M550SSD1
Poor: 66%Average: 90.4% Great: 109%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial M550 1TB averaged just 9.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M550 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M550 1TB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M550 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 290MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 353MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,628 samples)
Rank 32390.4%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 411 459
321 Write 420 474
223 Mixed 290 318
166 SusWrite 353 467
82.9% 368 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 25.6 29.9
39.6 4K Write 81.5 117
23.9 4K Mixed 36.1 44.4
128% 47.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
185 DQ Read 300 391
91.1 DQ Write 278 362
97.7 DQ Mixed 205 239
177% 261 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
244GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 372 197 304 187 321 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 471
Mixed 327
SusWrite 305
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 39.5
137% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 239
201% 287 MB/s
840GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 340 398 400 400 400 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 429
Mixed 296
SusWrite 357
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 37.1
128% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 232
191% 269 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 263 350 272 277 319 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 410
Write 446
Mixed 294
SusWrite 303
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 36.6
127% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 235
203% 298 MB/s
821GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 377 404 398 394 411 MB/s
87.5% Excellent
Read 425
Write 395
Mixed 296
SusWrite 397
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 34.1
122% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 161
129% 181 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 315 267 78 87 74 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 398
Write 376
Mixed 279
SusWrite 204
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 32.9
102% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 234
193% 272 MB/s
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples559x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples528x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples470x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples216x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples199x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples123x
SSD
M550 1TBCrucial  $700Bench 90%, 1,628 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $92Bench 85%, 8,498 samples36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $1,470

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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