PCMark08 Professional Storage test results next and this chart shows the same basic performance from the Crucial MX300 1TB. It shows a clearer picture for anyone thinking about buying an M.2 drive because of the marketed speeds. True, the file transfer speeds of the Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 are off the chart, but when it comes to handling application files and data, it’s fast, but not in a different league.
The Crucial MX300 1TB is very good but generally on the older and mechanical drives such as the Western Digital 4TB Red really suffer in this test.
Crucial MX300 1TB SSD Storage Review
Package - 7.8
Performance - 8.1
Price - 9
Consumer Experience - 8
8.2
The Crucial MX300 1TB conclusion is going to be a bit different. The performance is as marketed by Crucial and that makes it fast. It's right up there in terms of performance with any of the SSDs on test and even the Samsung M.2 drive in application tests. There is no disputing what it can do. The main stumbling point for most will be the price. However, this is going to be the Crucial MX300 1TB main strength. Crucial have priced this as by far the cheapest 1TB drive on the market. For some of their competitors it's almost 50% cheaper, which is astonishing.