Crucial BX100 500Gb SSD Storage Review

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Test Set Up

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz
  • Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7897)
  • Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance (PC3-19200)
  • PSU: Thermaltake Smart SE 730W
  • MSI 970GTX Twin Frozr V
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Technical Preview 9926

Tests

  • IOMeter
  • PCMark08
  • CrystalMark

Next, Test Set Up and Results.

First up, CrystalMark, and in a single drive configuration the results are excellent.

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Important numbers are 535 MB/s Read / 450 MB/s Write base performance figures from Crucial, looks like we are right on the money.

Next, IO Meter IOPS. For all of the IOMeter tests we ran the following set up,

  • Full Random
  • 20Gb test file
  • 30 minute per test
  • 10 second warm up

IOPS is lower than expected, though we only tested the smaller files sizes, something all SSDs struggle with.

 

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Results for MB/s are more encouraging however, with a significant jump between the 4Kb and 16Kb test results, it’s a good set of results from the very start.

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The trend continues with a substantial 506Mb/s for 256Kb file sizes.

Crucial BX100 500Gb SSD Storage Review

Package - 8
Performance - 8.5
Price - 9
Consumer Experience - 9

8.6

A nice release all round, if you don't want to feel like you are on a budget for performance, have a look at the BX range from Crucial. There are a couple of differences such as missing hardware encryption, so be sure you read the specifications before you purchase. We don't think you will be disappointed if you do.