Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

▲ BX100 500GB
BENCHMARKS (13,478)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $69

Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -3%Read 6%, Write -2%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -7%Read 4%, Write -9%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -291%User Rating 0%, Market Share -1,333%, Price 116%, Value 54%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -17%

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (297^th of 1059)

Based on 13,478 user benchmarks. Models: CT500BX100SSD1, CT500BX1 00SSD1

Poor: 67%Average: 91.6% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial BX100 500GB averaged just 8.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX100 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 189MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX100 500GB is 40.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX100 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,478 samples)

Rank 29791.6%

Min	Avg	Max
384	Read 472	511
331	Write 403	438
234	Mixed 314	349
174	SusWrite 349	438
86.3% 385 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 26.4	30.3
35.4	4K Write 80.3	110
20.7	4K Mixed 37.2	45.2
130% 47.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
181	DQ Read 251	275
99	DQ Write 254	302
97.3	DQ Mixed 189	210
159% 231 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 22 mins ago.

78GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 440 418 164 437 441 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 347

SusWrite 390

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 44.6

161% 62.2 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 209

174% 249 MB/s

CAN-User, 7 hrs ago.

261GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 176 288 430 441 442 MB/s

99.8% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 351

SusWrite 362

92% 412 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 91.9

4K Mixed 41.3

145% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 209

179% 262 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

396GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 421 426 435 436 437 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 333

SusWrite 421

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 77.9

4K Mixed 38.8

132% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 205

172% 248 MB/s

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Typical BX100 500GB Builds (Compare 7,023 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 82%, 543,989 samples	3,359x
Core i5-6600KIntel $195Bench 78%, 337,018 samples	1,897x
Core i7-6700Intel $275Bench 75%, 237,180 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,286,823 samples	1,105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $58Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples	724x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,087,024 samples	655x

SSD
BX100 500GBCrucial $69Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	426x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	302x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	299x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $787

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Good

5 years ago.

Seems like any Dutch user (NLD-User) can edit eachothers comments. Odd.. These are very good drives, btw. Better than Samsungs TLC drives that get slower on older data.

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Outstanding

5 years ago.

I'm using this drive for more than 6 months now. Speed is as described and very reliable.

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Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $415	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $550	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $397	Nvidia RTX 3050 $280	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $53	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (297^th of 1059)

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Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 91.6% (297th of 1059)

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