The Crucial m4 (Micron C400) SSD Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 31, 2011 3:16 AM ESTAS-SSD Incompressible Sequential Performance
The AS-SSD sequential benchmark uses incompressible data for all of its transfers. The result is a pretty big reduction in sequential write speed on SandForce based controllers.
AS-SSD paints the m4 in a better light than our other tests. Here the m4 ties the Vertex 3 in sequential write speed thanks to AS-SSD's use of incompressible data. Read performance is also pretty impressive, although still lower than Intel's 510 and the Vertex 3.
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sequoia464 - Sunday, May 8, 2011 - link
From the scarce information and benchmarks that I have seen, the 470 appears to be a very viable option as far as SSD'd go. They have been out and available since last winter, and we have seen some of the 470's benchmarks posted in comparisons here for over a month. This drive seems to have the potential to be a major player in the SSD market, I don't understand why it hasn't been reviewed yet..Be really nice to see AnandTech's take on this drive.
yayati - Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - link
I am a common user (IT professional) and do day to day tasks and planning to buy SSD. I have already tried 5 SSDS as of nowIntel 510 120GB
Crucial C300 (total crap, I shows 250GB from outside (Also ordered) but it showed me 59.0 GB when I started Win 7 install)
Samsung 256GB
Intel 510 250GB
and 310 300GB on order
I didn't notice any significant differences except Intel 510 120GB was bit good performer
I am also planning to look @ m4 but not able to decide which one I should go for finally
Can someone advise me? Intel has 5 yrs warrenty which seems more reliable but M4 is faster. Confussed!!!
wavefuture - Thursday, September 27, 2012 - link
Guys, will Crucial M4 (e.g. CT128M4SSD2) work on SATA 1.5Gbps?I'm going to replace my old HDD for SSD. Please, help. Thanks!