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Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 88% (295th of 1011)

Based on 6,625 user benchmarks.  Models: CT500BX100SSD1, CT500BX1 00SSD1
Poor: 57%Average: 88% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial BX100 500GB averaged just 11.9% 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 178MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX100 500GB is 51%. 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 296MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 336MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,625 samples)
Rank 29588%
Min Avg Max
358 Read 467 513
290 Write 392 438
21 Mixed 296 346
159 SusWrite 336 434
83.6% 373 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 4K Read 25.1 30.6
9.46 4K Write 75.8 115
14.9 4K Mixed 35.7 46
124% 45.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.7 DQ Read 238 275
78.5 DQ Write 248 300
29.5 DQ Mixed 178 210
152% 221 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
203GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 428 426 436 438 438 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 432
Mixed 342
SusWrite 429
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 37.2
130% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 79.1
DQ Mixed 102
85% 126 MB/s
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 413 415 414 270 408 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 401
Mixed 330
SusWrite 387
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 40.9
140% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 87.1
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 99.9
84% 119 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 287 204 165 141 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 484
Write 426
Mixed 331
SusWrite 205
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 35.3
121% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 206
176% 257 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,132,121 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $180 @ launch in Jan '15
EbayUS $2301 min
AmazonUS $2952 months
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Typical BX100 500GB Builds (Compare 22,177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 354,920 samples9,504x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 77%, 223,944 samples7,448x
Core i7-6700Intel  $289Bench 70%, 132,720 samples1,164x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 78%, 706,612 samples4,611x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 101%, 504,565 samples2,720x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 467,312 samples2,286x
SSD
BX100 500GBCrucial  $230Bench 88%, 6,625 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 250,350 samples1,884x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $66Bench 72%, 50,543 samples1,115x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 34,335 samples1,036x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,289

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Official site uk.crucial.com/...

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC

Get more done in less time, or just have more fun...

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

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NLD-User
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Good

2 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

2 years ago.

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

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