The short and stubby PCB sporting the Marvell 88SS1074 4-channel controller and Micron 384Gb three-bit per cell (TLC) NANDs, eight packages in total, four on each side. A small amount of passive cooling is provided by the thermal pad that connects the controller to the metal body.
The rear of the PCB is clean and only really houses four Micron 384Gb three-bit per cell (TLC) NAND packages.
The Marvell 88SS1074 4-channel controller with the cache next to it. The cache is provided by a Micron LPDDR3 1333MHz DRAM package.
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.