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CrucialCT120M500SSD1
▲ 5133 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 531,836 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,256 user samples
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Best Bench: 84% 151GB free
Worst Bench: 54% 176GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 659th / 1072
15,430 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% 45GB free
Worst Bench: 47% 13GB free
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 730th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		70.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		66 %
Average Score 
+21%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		334 MB/s 397 MB/s Faster read speed.
+19%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		220 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+68% 		131 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.4 MB/s Faster random read.
+16% 		22.7 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.3 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7% 		80.5 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		238 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+21% 		196 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		36.4 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+19% 		30.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		137 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+33% 		103 MB/s
Peak Score 
+27%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		400 MB/s 432 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+8%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		265 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+89% 		140 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		32.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+23% 		26.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		115 MB/s +4% 111 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		272 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+31% 		207 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		45.4 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+23% 		36.8 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		174 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+26% 		138 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+7%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Much higher market share.
+50% 		0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		5.42 % 6.11 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$193 $75 Much cheaper.
+61%
Nice To Haves 
+19%
Age
Newest 		116+ Months More recent.
+13% 		133 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		215 MB/s 259 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+20%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		260 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+86% 		140 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		842 Pts Stronger server IO.
+11% 		757 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		202 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+27% 		159 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		164 MB/s 247 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+51%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		203 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+61% 		126 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		165 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+22% 		135 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.8%
Average Bench 66%
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Write speed is only about 180-200 MB/s, not 500 as manufacturer says.. [Oct '18 Drezik99]

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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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