Crucial MX200 Performance with new Firmware

[jardows]

I was looking at the Crucial MX200 250GB due to a sale at NewEgg, and saw the performance concerns from the AnandTech review. I checked on Crucial, and they have posted a couple of firmware updates after that review was posted, one of which specifically mentions performance improvements.

My question is, has anyone tested the MX200 with the newer firmware to see if some of the performance issues with the drive are resolved?

 

[Oyeve]

I usually don't update any of my SSDs firmware. Too scared.

 

[PliotronX]

Are you sure you don't mean the BX200? The MX200 doesn't have any performance issues [edit- issues that I have personally seen, but disregard this post because there is a firmware update for the MX200]. The BX200 OTOH, I doubt a firmware update can address the inadequacies but hope that Crucial can pull off a miracle. The race to the bottom of the barrel SSDs has had some casualties...

 

[Glaring_Mistake]

Are you sure you don't mean the BX200? The MX200 doesn't have any performance issues. The BX200 OTOH, I doubt a firmware update can address the inadequacies but hope that Crucial can pull off a miracle. The race to the bottom of the barrel SSDs has had some casualties...

The MX200 250GB seemed to have some performance issues that was connected to the transition from SLC to MLC if I recall correctly.
And had low performance when it was starting to get full.
So I think that jardows is referring to the MX200 instead of the BX200.

 

[hojnikb]

Crucial could somehow implement dynamic write acceleration to their TLC drives. That would greatly benefit in both reads and writes (since you're simulating slc on 1/3 drive capacity).

But i doubt that will happen, because i'm sure crucial only uses reference siliconmotion firmware with some tweaks.

 

[PliotronX]

The MX200 250GB seemed to have some performance issues that was connected to the transition from SLC to MLC if I recall correctly.
And had low performance when it was starting to get full.
So I think that jardows is referring to the MX200 instead of the BX200.

Well there goes my Thursday. What I thought was a near perfect drive does have issues Sorry, thought BX200 was Crucial's only mistake.

 

[JechtShot]

I noticed a little improvement or snappiest after updating my 500 GB MX200 but I might just be imagining it. Then again, I usually don't fill up my SSDs to its capacity. I'm probably only using about 30% of total size.

 

[jardows]

I was referring specifically to the issues discovered here:

http://anandtech.com/show/9258/crucial-mx200-250gb-500gb-1tb-ssd-review

Specifically the issues with the 250GB version that seem traced to the DWA, as that is the size of drive I am looking to buy.