Average Bench: 107% (224th of 1072)

Based on 26,659 user benchmarks.  Model: CT1000MX500SSD4

Outstanding average bench

The CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB averaged 7.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 404MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,659 samples)
Min Avg Max
402 Read 479 514
339 Write 424 468
338 Mixed 403 435
297 SusWrite 404 458
96.2% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 33.9 39.5
54.7 4K Write 87.2 114
34.7 4K Mixed 48.2 57.9
159% 56.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 323 390
180 DQ Write 292 362
182 DQ Mixed 265 307
210% 293 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
680GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 456 461 461 461 MB/s
Read 514
Write 467
Mixed 427
SusWrite 458
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.2
189% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 274
210% 282 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 441 450 428 416 417 MB/s
Read 515
Write 459
Mixed 417
SusWrite 432
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 54.8
184% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 256
195% 261 MB/s
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 437 438 449 452 422 MB/s
Read 508
Write 453
Mixed 419
SusWrite 438
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 48.7
162% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 290
230% 322 MB/s
227GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 381 456 459 418 421 MB/s
Read 505
Write 459
Mixed 423
SusWrite 403
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 48.9
163% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 304
243% 342 MB/s
926GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 456 456 455 459 457 MB/s
Read 502
Write 462
Mixed 433
SusWrite 454
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 47.1
152% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 303
243% 341 MB/s
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 377 395 419 415 MB/s
Read 458
Write 426
Mixed 399
SusWrite 391
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 39.1
129% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 251
193% 261 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,728,832 SSDs tested

Typical CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB Builds (Compare 23,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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