Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +69% Effective Speed 69%Average Score +93% Read 117%, Write 186%, 4K Read 25%, 4K Write 48%, Mixed 169%, 4K Mixed 27%, SusWrite 80%Peak Score +155% Read 149%, Write 281%, 4K Read 27%, 4K Write 85%, Mixed 224%, 4K Mixed 38%, SusWrite 282%Value & Sentiment +96% User Rating -11%, Market Share 36%, Price 108%, Value 250%Nice To Haves +178% DQ Read 241%, DQ Write 217%, DQ Mixed 274%, ADQ Read 97%, ADQ Write 152%, ADQ Mixed 148%, Age 96%, AS-SSD Total 202%

Average Bench: 166% (136^th of 1072)

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 136166%

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

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 3 hrs ago.

402GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 224 220 389 443 414 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,653

Mixed 1,302

SusWrite 535

269% 1,194 MB/s

4K Read 46.7

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 64.9

220% 78.6 MB/s

DQ Read 912

DQ Write 569

DQ Mixed 816

588% 766 MB/s

PRT-User, 8 hrs ago.

296GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 1056 572 68 390 67 MB/s

170% Outstanding

Write 1074

Mixed 961

SusWrite 519

203% 902 MB/s

4K Read 45.1

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 57.7

203% 72.3 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 1,117

DQ Mixed 508

459% 671 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

161GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1871 677 594 75 82 80 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 1,846

Mixed 1,333

SusWrite 563

276% 1,222 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 94.9

4K Mixed 57.9

186% 64.4 MB/s

DQ Read 789

DQ Write 491

DQ Mixed 667

490% 649 MB/s

PRT-User, 12 hrs ago.

296GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 734 55 59 58 58 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 916

Mixed 777

SusWrite 316

162% 724 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 99.7

4K Mixed 52.4

176% 63.1 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 1,103

DQ Mixed 507

456% 666 MB/s

GBR-User, 12 hrs ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 34 154 170 159 51 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 807

Mixed 685

SusWrite 215

152% 682 MB/s

4K Read 45.1

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 62.1

213% 77 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 563

DQ Mixed 506

374% 484 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 hrs ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 56 74 147 180 69 MB/s

139% Outstanding

Write 733

Mixed 969

SusWrite 167

162% 724 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 63.2

214% 76.6 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 548

DQ Mixed 507

372% 481 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	714x
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples	631x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	536x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	738x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	454x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples	351x

SSD
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	647x

RAM
CT16G4SFRA32A.M16FRS 1x16GBCrucialBench 44%, 1,443 samples	469x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples	255x
CT16G4SFRA32A.C8FE 1x16GBCrucialBench 45%, 941 samples	197x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $45

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 166% (136^th of 1072)

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Crucial CT500P2SSD8

P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 166% (136th of 1072)

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