MSI M480 PRO 1 TB vs Crucial MX300 256 GB
Short answer: which is best?
MSI M480 PRO 1 TB is 118.7 % stronger than Crucial MX300 256 GB. MSI M480 PRO 1 TB ranks #47 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (6,236 Drive score over 1 verified runs). Crucial MX300 256 GB ranks #52 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (2,851 Drive score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | MSI M480 PRO 1 TB | Crucial MX300 256 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS) | 6,236 | 2,851 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 6,223 | 2,105 |
| Sequential read | 1,069 MB/s | 490 MB/s |
| 4K IOPS | 12,768 | 5,821 |
| 4K latency, median (lower is better) | 65 µs | 168 µs |
| Type | NVMe SSD | SATA SSD |
| Size | 1 TB | 256 GB |
What the numbers mean
The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for MSI M480 PRO 1 TB · All measurements for Crucial MX300 256 GB