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CrucialCT120M500SSD1
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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2013.

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Release date: Q3 2022.

Effective Speed 
+690%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 24,202 user samples
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15,430 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% 45GB free
Worst Bench: 47% 13GB free
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 738th / 1080
8,772 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 683% 3.5TB free
Poor bench: 288% 2.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 288% Great: 683%
SPEED RANK: 7th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		66 % 522 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+690%
Average Score 
+1,251%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		397 MB/s 3,793 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+855%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		131 MB/s 3,816 MB/s Insanely faster write speed.
+2,813%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		22.7 MB/s 67.2 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+196%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		80.5 MB/s 189 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+135%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		196 MB/s 2,970 MB/s Insanely faster mixed IO speed.
+1,415%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		30.5 MB/s 83.5 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+174%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		103 MB/s 3,370 MB/s Insanely faster sustained write speed.
+3,172%
Peak Score 
+1,419%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		432 MB/s 4,696 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+987%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		140 MB/s 4,940 MB/s Insanely faster peak write speed.
+3,429%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		26.6 MB/s 84.7 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+218%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		111 MB/s 315 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+184%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		207 MB/s 3,586 MB/s Insanely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+1,632%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		36.8 MB/s 113 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+207%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		138 MB/s 4,656 MB/s Insanely faster peak sustained write speed.
+3,274%
Value & Sentiment 
+1,552%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.2 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,900%
Value
Value For Money 		6.11 % 272 % Insanely better value.
+4,344%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 72 % Much more popular.
+36%
Price
Price (score) 		$75 Much cheaper.
+70% 		$250
Nice To Haves 
+902%
Age
Newest 		140 Months 27 Months Hugely more recent.
+81%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		259 MB/s 2,486 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+860%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		140 MB/s 2,073 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue write.
+1,381%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		757 Pts 7,497 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+890%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		159 MB/s 2,284 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+1,336%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		247 MB/s 1,787 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+623%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		126 MB/s 1,382 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+997%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		135 MB/s 1,548 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+1,047%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 4TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 66%
Average Bench 522%

The 120GB M500 is successor to the phenomenally successful Crucial M4. The M500 was poised to win loyal M4 customers but as it turns out the new M500 is worse for typical consumer use than the now nearly three years old M4. There are some cosmetic performance improvements over the M4 but they are purely synthetic. For example, deep queue speeds are significantly improved and the newer M500 handles mixed IO far better. Consumers require decent sequential read/write speeds which average 435/185 MB/s on the M4 vs 395/134 MB/s on the M500! Other manufacturers have come leaps and bounds over the last three years which has raised the performance bar is several notches. In today's market the new M500 simply cannot compete on performance, it doesn't even come close to the likes of the Samsung Evo or OCZ Vector 150. The M500, however, is one of the cheapest mainstream SSDs available at this time but it's easy to justify spending just a little more for a lot more performance. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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