Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

▲ BX100 500GB
BENCHMARKS (12,031)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $59

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -4%Read 6%, Write -3%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score -6%Read 5%, Write -9%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -291%User Rating 1%, Market Share -1,389%, Price 161%, Value 62%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -26%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -17%

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (309^th of 1058)

Based on 12,031 user benchmarks. Models: CT500BX100SSD1, CT500BX1 00SSD1

Poor: 62%Average: 90.9% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial BX100 500GB averaged just 9.1% 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 183MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX100 500GB is 45.8%. 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 307MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 354MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,031 samples)

Rank 30990.9%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 475	515
294	Write 398	439
21.5	Mixed 307	349
189	SusWrite 354	438
86% 384 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.6	4K Read 26.1	30.4
21.2	4K Write 76.4	109
21.3	4K Mixed 36.7	44.9
127% 46.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
142	DQ Read 247	275
96.1	DQ Write 251	301
39.2	DQ Mixed 183	210
156% 227 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 16 hrs ago.

193GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 439 440 439 439 436 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 346

SusWrite 439

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 45.3

161% 61.5 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 209

179% 262 MB/s

NLD-User, 6 hrs ago.

309GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 440 439 439 440 439 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 342

SusWrite 439

97% 434 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 43.9

154% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 209

179% 262 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 day ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 287 315 295 305 296 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 344

SusWrite 316

89% 399 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 38.2

131% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 206

173% 248 MB/s

CAN-User, 19 hrs ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 415 412 389 405 407 MB/s

91.9% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 330

SusWrite 403

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 34.9

118% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 206

172% 246 MB/s

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Typical BX100 500GB Builds (Compare 17,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $200Bench 70%, 186,622 samples	5,874x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 236,961 samples	4,801x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 74%, 93,086 samples	2,912x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,908 samples	3,738x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 810,808 samples	1,401x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 47,656 samples	1,361x

SSD
BX100 500GBCrucial $59Bench 91%, 12,031 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 15,447 samples	335x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 12,293 samples	335x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 51%, 13,955 samples	280x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $259

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NLD-User

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Good

4 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

4 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 i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (309^th of 1058)

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Crucial CT500BX100SSD1

BX100 500GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (309th of 1058)

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