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Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -229%Effective Speed -229%Average Score -230%Read -323%, Write -302%, 4K Read -105%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -236%, 4K Mixed -93%, SusWrite -492%Peak Score -222%Read -371%, Write -248%, 4K Read -247%, 4K Write -67%, Mixed -242%, 4K Mixed -172%, SusWrite -210%Value & Sentiment -32%User Rating -34%, Market Share -184%, Price 329%, Value -241%Nice To Haves -110%DQ Read -86%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -166%, ADQ Write -73%, ADQ Mixed -130%, Age -183%, AS-SSD Total -105%

Average Bench: 166% (144^th of 1080)

Based on 55,360 user benchmarks. Models: CT500P2SSD8, NVMe CT500P2SSD8

Poor: 47%Average: 166% Great: 253%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 66.0% 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 646MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 727MB/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 206%. 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 534MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 55,360 samples)

Rank 144166%

Min	Avg	Max
246	Read 991	1,262
401	Write 1,161	1,849
118	Mixed 964	1,371
92.6	SusWrite 534	1,477
206% 912 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.16	4K Read 42.9	54.4
37.3	4K Write 130	226
6.36	4K Mixed 57.2	80.2
207% 76.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
235	DQ Read 643	1,251
69.7	DQ Write 727	1,135
152	DQ Mixed 646	1,240
497% 672 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

280GB free

Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1502 1884 1117 668 87 MB/s

293% Outstanding

Write 1,868

Mixed 1,384

SusWrite 1,190

319% 1,408 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 333

4K Mixed 93.7

383% 161 MB/s

DQ Read 1,034

DQ Write 1,514

DQ Mixed 1,261

958% 1,270 MB/s

IND-User, 3 hrs ago.

308GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1844 1835 1840 1868 465 547 MB/s

236% Outstanding

Write 1,777

Mixed 1,363

SusWrite 1,400

317% 1,395 MB/s

4K Read 48.9

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 71.6

247% 91.5 MB/s

DQ Read 850

DQ Write 576

DQ Mixed 716

534% 714 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.

209GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 672 686 490 299 490 MB/s

220% Outstanding

Write 1,871

Mixed 1,357

SusWrite 711

287% 1,266 MB/s

4K Read 48.2

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 76.9

276% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1,040

DQ Write 1,053

DQ Mixed 1,107

815% 1,067 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 hrs ago.

375GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1853 1844 1189 542 532 577 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 1,696

Mixed 1,203

SusWrite 1,090

282% 1,243 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 54.5

184% 67 MB/s

DQ Read 764

DQ Write 572

DQ Mixed 687

508% 674 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 16 116 74 75 264 MB/s

174% Outstanding

Write 1,055

Mixed 988

SusWrite 182

187% 838 MB/s

4K Read 55.8

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 78

285% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 948

DQ Mixed 511

434% 615 MB/s

USA-User, 12 hrs ago.

157GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 447 494 513 39 21 MB/s

171% Outstanding

Write 1,539

Mixed 1,279

SusWrite 471

246% 1,087 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 58.2

199% 73.1 MB/s

DQ Read 999

DQ Write 696

DQ Mixed 860

639% 852 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 298 75 68 38 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 1,045

Mixed 952

SusWrite 103

176% 789 MB/s

4K Read 46.1

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 61.5

210% 74.4 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 553

DQ Mixed 127

192% 356 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

348GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 70 398 224 73 69 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 984

Mixed 810

SusWrite 196

160% 713 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 53.3

194% 72.2 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 842

DQ Mixed 503

415% 578 MB/s

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Casper EXCALIBUR G770

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples	741x
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples	648x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	555x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	766x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	472x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples	362x

SSD
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $47Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	662x

RAM
CT16G4SFRA32A.M16FRS 1x16GBCrucialBench 44%, 1,443 samples	483x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples	257x
CT16G4SFRA32A.C8FE 1x16GBCrucialBench 39%, 1,645 samples	208x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $47

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i have samsung 980 pro is bad working, On the contrary, Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 is the best in stability and awesome M.2 NVME Absolutely.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 166% (144^th of 1080)

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P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 166% (144th of 1080)

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