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Crucial CT500P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (17,082)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -113%Effective Speed -113%Average Score -117%Read -109%, Write -152%, 4K Read -73%, 4K Write -88%, Mixed -133%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -186%Peak Score -169%Read -118%, Write -166%, 4K Read -245%, 4K Write -148%, Mixed -168%, 4K Mixed -190%, SusWrite -148%Value & Sentiment -230%User Rating -34%, Market Share -893%, Price 197%, Value -189%Nice To Haves -69%DQ Read -46%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -77%, ADQ Write -39%, ADQ Mixed -54%, Age -180%, AS-SSD Total -65%

Average Bench: 256% (62^nd of 1080)

Based on 17,082 user benchmarks. Models: CT500P5SSD8, NVMe CT500P5SSD8

Poor: 168%Average: 256% Great: 332%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 156.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 966MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,846MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 164%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 51.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,082 samples)

Rank 62256%

Min	Avg	Max
780	Read 2,006	2,724
708	Write 1,846	2,422
654	Mixed 1,384	1,745
554	SusWrite 1,103	1,843
355% 1,585 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.6	4K Read 51.4	55.7
57	4K Write 110	153
40.4	4K Mixed 63.1	75.4
217% 74.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
536	DQ Read 969	1,591
271	DQ Write 907	1,372
361	DQ Mixed 966	1,347
717% 947 MB/s

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

406GB free

Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2264 2273 2369 1920 1035 MB/s

378% Outstanding

Write 1042

Mixed 1,766

SusWrite 2016

421% 1,887 MB/s

4K Read 55.4

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 75.4

254% 90.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,642

DQ Write 1,364

DQ Mixed 1,450

1,100% 1,485 MB/s

SGP-User, 20 hrs ago.

376GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1433 1486 1502 1593 732 516 MB/s

221% Outstanding

Write 1,469

Mixed 1,220

SusWrite 1,210

310% 1,381 MB/s

4K Read 43.4

4K Write 81.2

4K Mixed 55.8

180% 60.1 MB/s

DQ Read 739

DQ Write 436

DQ Mixed 562

426% 579 MB/s

DZA-User, 1 day ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1226 470 466 460 454 MB/s

172% Outstanding

Write 1,931

Mixed 1,203

SusWrite 821

278% 1,223 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 52.6

167% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 871

DQ Write 573

DQ Mixed 686

522% 710 MB/s

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Typical P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 24,130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,171x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,272x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,060x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,550x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,364x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,355x

SSD
P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $69Bench 256%, 17,082 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,604x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,569x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	976x

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Value: 122% - Outstanding

Total price: $489

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

Crucial CT500P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 256% (62^nd of 1080)

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P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 256% (62nd of 1080)

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