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CT250MX500SSD4N 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 105% (236th of 1074)

Based on 33 user benchmarks.  Model: CT250MX500SSD4N
Poor: 76%Average: 105% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT250MX500SSD4N 250GB averaged 4.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT250MX500SSD4N 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT250MX500SSD4N 250GB is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT250MX500SSD4N 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 371MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 401MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)
Rank 236105%
Min Avg Max
337 Read 459 518
310 Write 409 466
317 Mixed 401 461
287 SusWrite 371 467
92.3% 410 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 33.9 44.3
38.3 4K Write 88.9 130
18.2 4K Mixed 46.2 62
158% 56.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
187 DQ Read 356 390
85.9 DQ Write 307 352
117 DQ Mixed 253 280
211% 305 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 440 447 457 455 451 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 448
Mixed 449
SusWrite 448
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 47.1
147% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 269
222% 318 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 418 420 427 427 425 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 410
Mixed 377
SusWrite 417
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 41.7
139% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 132
116% 173 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 400 410 353 181 168 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 405
Write 391
Mixed 352
SusWrite 312
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 37.6
123% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 272
227% 329 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 404 413 327 209 137 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 401
Write 332
Mixed 334
SusWrite 308
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 35.2
113% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 272
228% 331 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 306 370 381 299 208 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 462
Write 385
Mixed 386
SusWrite 319
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 33.6
115% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 99.9
DQ Mixed 117
113% 185 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 349 364 315 320 260 MB/s
79.3% Very good
Read 355
Write 313
Mixed 331
SusWrite 315
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 22.3
100% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 276
228% 328 MB/s
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Gaming 3%
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Desktop 46%
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Workstation 3%
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System: Acer Aspire E5-575

CPU
Core i3-7100UIntelBench 43%, 37,239 samples346x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples208x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples109x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples612x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples287x
Iris Graphics 550IntelBench 8%, 819 samples26x
SSD
CT250MX500SSD4N 250GBBench 105%, 33 samples1x
RAM
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBMicronBench 33%, 13,712 samples73x
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 13,568 samples52x
AO1P21FC4R1-B2MS 1x4GBAdataBench 36%, 799 samples44x
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