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Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (55,360)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -229%Effective Speed -229%Average Score -230%Read -322%, Write -300%, 4K Read -108%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -235%, 4K Mixed -93%, SusWrite -493%Peak Score -223%Read -370%, Write -247%, 4K Read -253%, 4K Write -69%, Mixed -241%, 4K Mixed -174%, SusWrite -209%Value & Sentiment -110%User Rating -34%, Market Share -160%, Price 156%, Value -403%Nice To Haves -112%DQ Read -85%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -166%, ADQ Write -73%, ADQ Mixed -130%, Age -198%, 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%

FRA-User, 20 mins ago.

251GB free

Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 1073 435 439 418 417 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 1,259

Mixed 1,126

SusWrite 668

233% 1,033 MB/s

4K Read 46.6

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 66.5

229% 83.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,244

DQ Write 967

DQ Mixed 1,095

822% 1,102 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

206GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 563 201 211 207 424 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 1,717

Mixed 831

SusWrite 385

228% 1,013 MB/s

4K Read 4.1

4K Write 20.5

4K Mixed 10.6

31% 11.7 MB/s

DQ Read 594

DQ Write 595

DQ Mixed 229

273% 473 MB/s

ESP-User, 9 hrs ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 260 406 412 392 405 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 1,519

Mixed 549

SusWrite 369

164% 721 MB/s

4K Read 7.3

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 11.8

82% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 693

DQ Write 713

DQ Mixed 651

504% 686 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

94GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 193 98 59 520 54 MB/s

39.7% Below average

Write 696

Mixed 187

SusWrite 184

73% 318 MB/s

4K Read 3.8

4K Write 47.1

4K Mixed 5.9

38% 18.9 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 181

DQ Mixed 210

156% 207 MB/s

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Typical P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 3,360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	731x
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples	641x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	552x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	756x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	467x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples	358x

SSD
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $83Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	656x

RAM
CT16G4SFRA32A.M16FRS 1x16GBCrucialBench 44%, 1,443 samples	477x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples	256x
CT16G4SFRA32A.C8FE 1x16GBCrucialBench 39%, 1,645 samples	204x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $83

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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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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