Kingston
CrucialCT500MX500SSD1
  

Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 255,474 user samples
18,233 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 115% 34GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 48% 29GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 115%
SPEED RANK: 474th / 1072
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 229th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
80.9 % 106 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
639 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+42%
451 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
305 MB/s 425 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+39%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
39.6 MB/s Faster random read.
+15%
34.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
62.5 MB/s 85.2 MB/s Much faster random write.
+36%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
301 MB/s 401 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+33%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
25.4 MB/s 47.2 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+86%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
133 MB/s 400 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+201%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
799 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+55%
514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
463 MB/s 474 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
37.5 MB/s 43.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+16%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
99.8 MB/s 116 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+16%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
519 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+16%
449 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
43.9 MB/s 59.3 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+35%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
244 MB/s 467 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+91%
Market Share
Based on 75,636,792 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.53 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,667%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 58 % More popular.
+16%
Age
Newest
71+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
75+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
360 MB/s 390 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+8%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
458 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+26%
364 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,322 Pts +4% 1,275 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
334 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+12%
298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
250 MB/s 350 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+40%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
217 MB/s 308 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+42%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
197 MB/s 240 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+22%
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 500GB
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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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