CrucialCT500BX100SSD1
SamsungMZ-75E2T0B

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND. Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 22,005 user samples
13,478 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 362GB free
Worst Bench: 67% 38GB free (System drive)
Poor: 67% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 310th / 1071
8,527 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 135% 1.5TB free
Worst Bench: 78% 39GB free
Poor: 78% Great: 135%
SPEED RANK: 210th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
91.6 % 112 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
472 MB/s +1% 469 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
403 MB/s 438 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+9%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26.4 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Much faster random read.
+44%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
80.3 MB/s 90 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
314 MB/s 394 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+25%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
37.2 MB/s 51.1 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+37%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
349 MB/s 422 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+21%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
511 MB/s +0% 510 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
438 MB/s 491 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+12%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
30.3 MB/s 46.8 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+54%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
110 MB/s 129 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+17%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
349 MB/s 442 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+27%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
45.2 MB/s 66.2 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+46%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
438 MB/s 490 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+12%
Market Share
Based on 75,631,622 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
34 % Slightly better value.
+6%
32.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
51 %
Price
Price (score)
$49 Hugely cheaper.
+82%
$275
Age
Newest
111 Months 104+ Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
275 MB/s 388 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+41%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
302 MB/s 362 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+20%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,002 Pts 1,291 Pts Stronger server IO.
+29%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
210 MB/s 373 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+78%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
251 MB/s 341 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+36%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
254 MB/s 287 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+13%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
189 MB/s 306 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+62%
Capacity
Capacity
500GB 2TB
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