Crucial MX100 256GB SSD

Name: Crucial MX100 256GB
Brand: Crucial
SKU: CT256MX100SSD1
Rating: 4.7 (160 reviews)

Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" SATA3 CT256MX100SSD1

★★★★★

(160 reviews)

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Options (2)

	128 GB $150.24
	512 GB $199.99

The choice between speed and capacity is over. Choose both.
Traditionally, SSDs have offered powerful speeds and extra features, but at a high cost per gigabyte. Enter the Crucial MX100 SSD. Leveraging years of R&D and the latest NAND technology, the Crucial MX100 offers a low cost per GB, combined with unrelenting performance and one of the most complete feature sets available.

Specifications Overview

Model	CT256MX100SSD1
Release Date	May 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	MX100
Capacity	256 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
SSD Controller	Marvell 9189
NAND Flash Type	MLC
Max Sequential Read	Up to 550 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 330 MB/s
MTBF	1.5 million hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Marvell 88SS9189 controller
Competitive pricing
Good reading speed

Cons

Limited writing speed

Crucial MX100 256GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Crucial MX100 256GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Transcend SSD370 256GB (295th)		101%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB (295th)		101%
Mushkin REACTOR 1TB (302nd)		~
Crucial BX100 250GB (302nd)		~
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (302nd)		~
OCZ Vector 150 120GB (302nd)		~
PNY CS1311 480GB (302nd)		~
SanDisk 250GB Ultra 3D NAND (302nd)		~
WD Blue 1TB M.2 (302nd)		~
SanDisk X400 1TB (302nd)		~
Crucial MX100 256GB (302nd)		100%
Crucial BX200 960GB (311th)		98%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB (311th)		98%
OCZ Vertex 460A Series 120GB (311th)		98%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB (311th)		98%
WD Blue 500GB Internal SSD (311th)		98%
ADATA Premier SP550 960GB (311th)		98%
Crucial MX300 525GB M.2 (317th)		97%
WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD (317th)		97%
Crucial BX300 120GB (317th)		97%
GIGABYTE UD PRO 512GB (317th)		97%

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Description

General

Brand

Crucial

Series

MX100

Model

CT256MX100SSD1

Device Type

Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Used For

Consumer

Physical

Form Factor

2.5"

Capacity

256GB

Memory Components

MLC

Interface

SATA III

Controller

Marvell 88SS9189 with Micron Custom Firmware

Height

7mm

Performance

Max Sequential Read

Up to 550 MBps

Max Sequential Write

Up to 300 MBps

4KB Random Read

Up to 85,000 IOPS

4KB Random Write

Up to 70,000 IOPS

MTTF

MTTF: 1.5M Hours

Expert reviews

Though the MX100 offers a combination of respectable performance, enterprise-grade data protection and aggressive price point. The net result is an SSD that makes a compelling upgrade choice, especially for those who have had data reliability concerns in moving from hard drives to an SSD.

StorageReview

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Unless you are an enthusiast or professional with a heavy IO workload, the MX100 is currently the drive with the best bang for the buck in the market by far.

AnandTech

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The 256GB and 512GB drives in particular are very competitively priced. If you’re looking for an affordable SSD and aren’t concerned about the 256GB MX100’s write performance, it would be a great choice at $110. If you’ve got the funds though, the 512MB MX100’s performance is solid across the board and that extra capacity is sure to be appreciat...

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