Benchmarks - ATTO, PCMark 8 Storage
The explanation for the improved write performance is increased parallelism made possible by using 32 dies on the 512GB model. We'd certainly recommend only considering this MX100 drive if writing speed is an important part of your intended usage.
Solid writing performance brings the MX100 up to the speeds of the datacentre-centric Samsung 845DC PRO. We've thus far established that the 512GB model is solid at reading and writing the kinds of files consumers are likely to move around their system.
