SamsungMZ-V6E500BW
CrucialCT500MX500SSD1

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 402,909 user samples
165,668 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 254% 431GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 153% 45GB free (System drive)
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
SPEED RANK: 88th / 1072
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 229th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
213 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+101%
106 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
1714 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+280%
451 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
1445 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+240%
425 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
44.2 MB/s Faster random read.
+28%
34.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
137 MB/s Much faster random write.
+61%
85.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
675 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+68%
401 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
57 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+21%
47.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
598 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+50%
400 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
2086 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+306%
514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
1750 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+269%
474 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
53.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+23%
43.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
191 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+65%
116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
853 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+90%
449 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
68.7 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+16%
59.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
832 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+78%
467 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,664,780 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.17 % 0.34 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money
86.8 % Hugely better value.
+109%
41.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 58 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
Price
Price (score)
$43 +5% $46
Age
Newest
88+ Months 75+ Months More recent.
+15%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1239 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+218%
390 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1374 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+277%
364 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
4002 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+214%
1,275 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1012 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+240%
298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1034 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+195%
350 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
923 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+200%
308 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
797 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+232%
240 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
500GB 500GB
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Super low latencies and great TurboWrite performance for not much more than mid-to-high-end SATA drives--when bought lightly used, which is the best way to go in this NAND market IMO. [Jul '17 silhex88]

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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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