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SamsungMZ-7KE512BW
CrucialCT500MX500SSD1
▲ 566,203 ▼

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 58495 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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68,849 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 397GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 267GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 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 		102 % 106 % +5%
Average Score 
+5%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		465 MB/s +3% 451 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		408 MB/s 425 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		33.1 MB/s 34.4 MB/s +4%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.9 MB/s +2% 85.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		349 MB/s 401 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43.7 MB/s 47.2 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		364 MB/s 400 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+10%
Peak Score 
+1%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		515 MB/s +0% 514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		486 MB/s +3% 474 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		42.7 MB/s 43.6 MB/s +2%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		122 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5% 		116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		399 MB/s 449 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+13%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		57.4 MB/s 59.3 MB/s +3%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		487 MB/s +4% 467 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+237%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % 0.53 % Hugely higher market share.
+657%
Value
Value For Money 		12.9 % 40.1 % Hugely better value.
+211%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 58 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$210 $48 Much cheaper.
+77%
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		117 Months 75+ Months Much more recent.
+36%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		388 MB/s 390 MB/s +1%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s 364 MB/s +1%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,274 Pts 1,275 Pts +0%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		365 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+22% 		298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		337 MB/s 350 MB/s +4%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		279 MB/s 308 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+10%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		295 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+23% 		240 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 102%
Average Bench 106%
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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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