Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 3993: Crucial CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1
Size256 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerMarvell 88SS9174
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Warranty3 year
CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Reviews14 (avg: 4.0/5)
$ 721.44
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 559.99 0.86
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 309.99 0.83
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 256 3 314.99 0.81
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR480GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 599.99 0.80
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 649.99 0.79
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 654.99 0.78
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 329.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 659.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 339.99 0.75
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 344.99 0.74
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-512M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 5 692.00 0.74
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 649.99 0.74
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 349.99 0.73
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F480GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 659.99 0.73
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX320G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 320 3 440.00 0.73
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 354.99 0.72
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 364.99 0.70
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 369.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 369.99 0.69
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 370.53 0.69
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-480GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 699.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 381.03 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series SVP200S3/480G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 732.79 0.66
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE480G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 480 3 739.33 0.65
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 790.85 0.65
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 799.99 0.64
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F480GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 480 3 797.99 0.60
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256B/AM Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 433.99 0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 514.99 0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 520.00 0.58
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 529.99 0.57
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 453.19 0.56
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW300G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 300 3 542.00 0.55
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 470.29 0.54
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 476.83 0.54
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 494.50 0.52
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2B/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 529.51 0.48
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 529.99 0.48
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 3 540.53 0.47
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 576.04 0.44
Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT Indilinx Barefoot ECO SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 2 636.70 0.40
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 721.44 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 726.99 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 726.99 0.35
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100 JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 1198.95 0.21

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $721.44 -38.51
2012-02-02 $759.95 +38.51
2012-01-26 $721.44 +252.44
2012-01-26 $469.00 -252.44
2012-01-23 $721.44 +252.44
2012-01-23 $469.00 -252.44
2012-01-20 $721.44 +206.13
2012-01-19 $515.31 +46.31
2012-01-19 $469.00 -46.31
2012-01-18 $515.31 +46.31

Manufacturer's Specs

General
ControllerMarvell
FlashMicron MLC
TRIM supportYes
Performance
Average access time< 0.1 ms
Sequential Readup to 355 MB/s (SATA 6 Gb/s), up to 265 MB/s (SATA 3 Gb/s)
Sequential Writeup to 215 MB/s
Random 4K read60,000 IOPS
Random 4K write45,000 IOPS
Power
Read2.1 W
Write4.3 W
Idle0.094 W
Reliability
Warranty3 year
Data ReliabilityBuilt-in EDC/ECC
MTBFTBD
Read Enduranceunlimited

External links

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CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1
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Crucial CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: April 2011 - April 27, 2011
X-bit labs - Solid State Drives Roundup: OCZ RevoDrive, Crucial RealSSD C300, and Others - Jan. 4, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up - Aug. 31, 2010
StorageReview.com - Crucial RealSSD C300 Review (256GB) Editor's Choice - July 30, 2010
TechwareLabs - Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB Awesome - July 28, 2010
KitGuru - Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB Review (9/10) Must Have - July 22, 2010
AnandTech - The SSD Diaries: Crucial's RealSSD C300 - July 13, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
The Tech Report - Crucial's RealSSD C300 solid-state drive: 6Gbps SATA comes to SSDs Editor's Choice - June 13, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 2 - April 13, 2010
Register Hardware - Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB Sata 3 SSD - Solid state of things to come? (70/100) - April 7, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 SSD Processor - March 3, 2010
Legit Reviews - Micron RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps SSD Review Editor's Choice - Feb. 22, 2010
Hot Hardware - Micron RealSSD C300 SATA III SSD Review Editor's Choice - Feb. 18, 2010

Other Crucial RealSSD C300 Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Solid State Drives with SATA-600 Interface - July 11, 2011
AnandTech - The 2011 Mid-Range SSD Roundup: 120GB Agility 3, Intel 510 and More Compared - June 7, 2011
TweakTown - Areca ARC-1880ix-24 PCI-E x8 SATA/SAS RAID Controller w/ 24 Crucial RealSSD C300s - Jan. 30, 2011
TweakTown - HighPoint RocketRAID 2760 Switch Architecture PCI-E x16 24-Port SAS/SATA 6Gb/s Controller - Sept. 30, 2010
The SSD Review - Crucial C300 64Gb RealSSD Review - Aug. 9, 2010
PureOverclock - Crucial C300 256GB SSD - Aug. 9, 2010
Big Bruin - Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 6Gbps Solid State Drive - July 29, 2010
CDRInfo - Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB review - July 2, 2010
HEXUS - Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB SSD review - is it all we've been hoping for? - July 2, 2010
AnandTech - Crucial's RealSSD C300: An Update on My Drive - March 25, 2010
AnandTech - OCZ’s Vertex Limited Edition Review & SSD State of the Union - Feb. 19, 2010

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