Crucial CT500P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +160% Effective Speed 160%Average Score +195% Read 339%, Write 355%, 4K Read 50%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 286%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 272%Peak Score +230% Read 438%, Write 399%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write 25%, Mixed 312%, 4K Mixed 29%, SusWrite 376%Value & Sentiment -8%User Rating -11%, Market Share -347%, Price 36%, Value 292%Nice To Haves +249% DQ Read 334%, DQ Write 283%, DQ Mixed 307%, ADQ Read 197%, ADQ Write 214%, ADQ Mixed 271%, Age 109%, AS-SSD Total 276%

Average Bench: 256% (54^th of 1072)

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 54256%

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

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

299GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1888 2193 1342 544 471 556 MB/s

312% Outstanding

Write 2,274

Mixed 1,584

SusWrite 1,166

429% 1,921 MB/s

4K Read 55.6

4K Write 169

4K Mixed 83.1

280% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 897

DQ Write 1,239

DQ Mixed 1,069

808% 1,069 MB/s

BEL-User, 1 day ago.

328GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2309 1742 706 592 501 478 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 2,470

Mixed 1,781

SusWrite 1,055

444% 1,982 MB/s

4K Read 53.9

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 69.3

234% 81.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,208

DQ Write 976

DQ Mixed 1,079

811% 1,088 MB/s

AUT-User, 17 hrs ago.

155GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1930 1615 463 465 468 463 MB/s

266% Outstanding

Write 1,960

Mixed 1597

SusWrite 901

377% 1,685 MB/s

4K Read 52

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 66.5

229% 80.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,234

DQ Write 964

DQ Mixed 1,061

804% 1,086 MB/s

ESP-User, 15 hrs ago.

247GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1922 1569 518 470 470 475 MB/s

252% Outstanding

Write 1711

Mixed 1,241

SusWrite 904

325% 1,453 MB/s

4K Read 44.4

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 63

231% 88 MB/s

DQ Read 894

DQ Write 1,263

DQ Mixed 1,147

848% 1,102 MB/s

FRA-User, 5 hrs ago.

226GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 1878 763 505 454 432 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 2,214

Mixed 1,479

SusWrite 898

355% 1,577 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 68.3

228% 79.7 MB/s

DQ Read 779

DQ Write 755

DQ Mixed 912

645% 815 MB/s

PRT-User, 1 day ago.

163GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1082 1376 604 156 389 MB/s

223% Outstanding

Write 2,154

Mixed 1,564

SusWrite 792

393% 1,764 MB/s

4K Read 46.1

4K Write 95.8

4K Mixed 22.1

149% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,115

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 647

481% 664 MB/s

ESP-User, 23 hrs ago.

281GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1694 1881 1358 460 469 476 MB/s

210% Outstanding

Write 1,656

Mixed 1,474

SusWrite 1,057

326% 1,449 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 45.9

152% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 863

DQ Write 666

DQ Mixed 923

647% 818 MB/s

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

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

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $667

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 CT500P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 256% (54^th of 1072)

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P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 256% (54th of 1072)

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