Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

BX100 500GB
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -3%Read 6%, Write -2%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -7%Read 4%, Write -9%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -184%User Rating 0%, Market Share -956%, Price 159%, Value 62%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -17%

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (310^th of 1072)

Based on 13,478 user benchmarks. Models: CT500BX100SSD1, CT500BX1 00SSD1

Poor: 67%Average: 91.6% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial BX100 500GB averaged just 8.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX100 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 189MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX100 500GB is 40.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX100 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,478 samples)

Rank 31091.6%

Min	Avg	Max
384	Read 472	511
331	Write 403	438
234	Mixed 314	349
174	SusWrite 349	438
86.3% 385 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 26.4	30.3
35.4	4K Write 80.3	110
20.7	4K Mixed 37.2	45.2
130% 47.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
181	DQ Read 251	275
99	DQ Write 254	302
97.3	DQ Mixed 189	210
159% 231 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

POL-User, 4 days ago.

42GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 440 331 282 442 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 344

SusWrite 396

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 46.4

169% 65.3 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 207

173% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

397GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 280 353 399 395 379 MB/s

90.8% Outstanding

Write 402

Mixed 313

SusWrite 366

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 61.2

4K Mixed 36.1

118% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 205

174% 254 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 day ago.

217GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 389 275 340 344 54 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 328

SusWrite 273

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 36.7

124% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 208

178% 260 MB/s

FIN-User, 4 days ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 406 402 1.2 0 222 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 392

Mixed 319

SusWrite 222

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 73.7

4K Mixed 36.9

128% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 207

177% 258 MB/s

BEL-User, 4 days ago.

284GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 397 391 366 355 348 MB/s

83.5% Excellent

Write 379

Mixed 326

SusWrite 376

88% 393 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 31.8

105% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 164

129% 179 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

66GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 393 392 280 283 290 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 392

Mixed 339

SusWrite 338

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 33.1

82% 20.3 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 245 91 100 100 99 MB/s

52.9% Above average

Write 381

Mixed 16.7

SusWrite 164

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 31.9

77% 19.2 MB/s

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Typical BX100 500GB Builds (Compare 13,924 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,631x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

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Good

6 years ago.

Seems like any Dutch user (NLD-User) can edit eachothers comments. Odd.. These are very good drives, btw. Better than Samsungs TLC drives that get slower on older data.

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Outstanding

7 years ago.

I'm using this drive for more than 6 months now. Speed is as described and very reliable.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (310^th of 1072)

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Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (310th of 1072)

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