Crucial MX300 275GB SATA III 2.5"
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong endurance (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average capacity (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (25th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 275 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 530 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 510 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 92000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 83000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 220 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial MX300 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Team Group MP44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 275GB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 530 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 220 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial MX300 | 24.7 | 42 | 78.5 | 21.6 | 76.1 | 78.9 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 80.4 | 95.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.4 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 89.1 | 78.3 | 86.6 | 38.4 |
| Team Group MP44 Compare | 93.1 | 88.2 | 78.5 | 92.6 | 76.5 | 0 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$219
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Usage Scores
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