Crucial BX200 480GB SATA 2.5-Inch SSD Review

The SSD Benchmark Test System

Before we look at the numbers, lets take a brief look at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. This means windows defender, windows update, disk fragmentation and everything else that would interfere with testing was disabled. Windows 8.1 also had the power option set to high performance. We also disabled Turbo mode on the Intel Core i7-5960X to ensure our numbers are spot on and repeatable.

The Intel X99 platform that we used to test the M.2 PCIe SSD was based around the ASUS X99 Sabertooth motherboard with BIOS 1801 that came out on 06/25/2015. We used Intel RST storage drivers, the exact version was 13.1.0.1058. The Crucial Ballistix DDR4 32GB 2400MHz memory kit was run at 2666MHz with 15-15-15-28 1T memory timings. The Corsair Neutron XT 240GB SSD was used as the primary drive.

Intel X99 Test Bench

Intel LGA 2011v3 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Core i7 5960X	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUSX99 Sabertooth	Click Here
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 2400MHz 32GB	Click Here
OS Drive	Corsair Neutron XT 240GB	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit	Click Here

Here is a quick look at CrystalDiskInfo and the S.M.A.R.T. data for our brand new BX200 480GB SSD that we will be testing today. Notice that it is using Firmware Version MU01.4.

The overall capacity of the Crucial BX200 480GB drive shows up as 447 GB in Windows.

Let’s have a look at the performance!