Crucial CT240M500SSD4

M500 SATA M.2 240GB

M500 SATA M.2 240GB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -38%Read -4%, Write -55%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite -64%Peak Score -37%Read -1%, Write -79%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite -47%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -54%, Value -164%Nice To Haves -48%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -38%, DQ Mixed -82%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -141%, Age -26%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 75.8% (560^th of 1072)

Based on 280 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_ CT240M500SSD4, Crucial_CT240M500SSD4

Poor: 54%Average: 75.8% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB averaged 24.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 181MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 261MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 280 samples)

Rank 56075.8%

Min	Avg	Max
354	Read 441	502
244	Write 261	271
255	Mixed 306	348
67	SusWrite 181	264
66.2% 297 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.6	4K Read 21.9	27
28.2	4K Write 84.5	124
13.1	4K Mixed 27.3	37.8
113% 44.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	DQ Read 250	321
102	DQ Write 226	260
11.9	DQ Mixed 108	182
117% 195 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 177 178 171 164 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 270

Mixed 294

SusWrite 176

65% 291 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 68.2

4K Mixed 31.9

113% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 182

163% 245 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 128 126 121 118 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 158

Mixed 287

SusWrite 129

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 32

104% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 178

159% 241 MB/s

GBR-User, 16 days ago.

152GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 264 258 251 262 266 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 267

Mixed 288

SusWrite 260

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 14.9

4K Write 27.4

4K Mixed 18.5

61% 20.3 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 164

147% 221 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 67 76 78 79 MB/s

55.3% Above average

Write 73.5

Mixed 117

SusWrite 76.1

33% 151 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 43.9

4K Mixed 30.7

96% 32.1 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 70.2

DQ Mixed 98.8

88% 138 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 72 56 63 63 55 MB/s

49.1% Average

Write 270

Mixed 293

SusWrite 81.2

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 15.5

4K Write 27.3

4K Mixed 18.8

62% 20.5 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 135

118% 176 MB/s

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 20344

CPU
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	71x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	27x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	24x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	162x

SSD
M500 SATA M.2 240GBCrucial $148Bench 76%, 280 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	67x
2x2GBMicronBench 23%, 2,546 samples	26x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	21x

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Value: 7% - Terrible

Total price: $148

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT240M500SSD4

M500 SATA M.2 240GB

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