Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +94% Effective Speed 94%Average Score +120% Read 120%, Write 224%, 4K Read 25%, 4K Write 67%, Mixed 193%, 4K Mixed 35%, SusWrite 179%Peak Score +175% Read 143%, Write 289%, 4K Read 27%, 4K Write 109%, Mixed 227%, 4K Mixed 41%, SusWrite 387%Value & Sentiment +108% User Rating -11%, Market Share 42%, Price 110%, Value 292%Nice To Haves +197% DQ Read 239%, DQ Write 255%, DQ Mixed 278%, ADQ Read 120%, ADQ Write 160%, ADQ Mixed 180%, Age 126%, AS-SSD Total 215%

Average Bench: 191% (106^th of 1071)

Based on 47,591 user benchmarks. Models: CT500P2SSD8, NVMe CT500P2SSD8

Poor: 90%Average: 191% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 91.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 728MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 750MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 201%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 827MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 47,591 samples)

Rank 106191%

Min	Avg	Max
528	Read 1,005	1,229
475	Write 1,313	1,885
455	Mixed 1,053	1,385
119	SusWrite 827	1,885
237% 1,049 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.5	4K Read 43	54.7
50.9	4K Write 146	256
13.2	4K Mixed 60.9	82.1
220% 83.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
261	DQ Read 717	1,245
118	DQ Write 750	1,272
163	DQ Mixed 728	1,251
549% 732 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

ITA-User, 36 mins ago.

227GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1740 1830 522 721 482 539 MB/s

231% Outstanding

Write 1,859

Mixed 1,376

SusWrite 972

301% 1,327 MB/s

4K Read 48.5

4K Write 175

4K Mixed 73.7

260% 98.9 MB/s

DQ Read 995

DQ Write 1,108

DQ Mixed 1203

864% 1102 MB/s

IND-User, 11 mins ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR046 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 1257 442 788 530 468 MB/s

230% Outstanding

Write 1,793

Mixed 1,330

SusWrite 876

291% 1,287 MB/s

4K Read 47.3

4K Write 193

4K Mixed 74.3

269% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 1,034

DQ Write 1,095

DQ Mixed 1,211

871% 1,114 MB/s

FRA-User, 32 mins ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 441 440 436 409 409 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 1,729

Mixed 1,352

SusWrite 614

284% 1,261 MB/s

4K Read 53.1

4K Write 189

4K Mixed 78.8

281% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,190

DQ Write 1,041

DQ Mixed 1,170

862% 1,134 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

398GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 1051 1059 1049 1062 1062 MB/s

208% Outstanding

Write 1,067

Mixed 966

SusWrite 1,056

235% 1,043 MB/s

4K Read 45.7

4K Write 153

4K Mixed 63.7

232% 87.4 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 917

DQ Mixed 509

429% 605 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

306GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 517 166 168 168 360 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 1,043

Mixed 982

SusWrite 388

197% 881 MB/s

4K Read 51.3

4K Write 167

4K Mixed 73

260% 97.2 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 904

DQ Mixed 505

425% 598 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

107GB free

Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 60 65 141 165 155 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 987

Mixed 914

SusWrite 258

176% 786 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 61.7

256% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 393

DQ Write 1,104

DQ Mixed 510

458% 669 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

301GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 75 54 79 79 342 MB/s

163% Outstanding

Write 1,032

Mixed 967

SusWrite 135

181% 812 MB/s

4K Read 51.8

4K Write 177

4K Mixed 73.6

266% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 857

DQ Mixed 505

418% 584 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

223GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 36 38 39 202 53 MB/s

46.3% Average

Write 14.5

Mixed 19.4

SusWrite 63.9

50% 238 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 0

4K Mixed 0.2

31% 6.87 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Casper EXCALIBUR G770

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 70%, 96,815 samples	601x
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 27,821 samples	506x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	440x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	613x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	371x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 17,229 samples	286x

SSD
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $44Bench 191%, 47,591 samples	532x

RAM
CT16G4SFRA32A.M16FRS 1x16GBCrucialBench 44%, 1,443 samples	407x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples	215x
CT16G4SFRA32A.C8FE 1x16GBCrucialBench 45%, 941 samples	165x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $44

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 191% (106^th of 1071)

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Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 191% (106th of 1071)

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System: Casper EXCALIBUR G770

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Average Bench: 191% (106^th of 1071)