C500 256GB

C500 256GB
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -43%Read -24%, Write -24%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -97%, SusWrite -29%Peak Score -6%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -0%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -37%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -26%, ADQ Read -93%, ADQ Write -44%, ADQ Mixed -166%, Age 125%, AS-SSD Total -21%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 65.2% (737^th of 1071)

Based on 37 user benchmarks. Model: C500

Poor: 33%Average: 65.2% Great: 99%

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Above average average bench

The C500 256GB averaged 34.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 97.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.6MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the C500 256GB is 65.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the C500 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 230MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 169MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)

Rank 73765.2%

Min	Avg	Max
16.5	Read 370	499
63.4	Write 326	438
139	Mixed 302	422
67.2	SusWrite 230	408
68.9% 307 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 21.6	41
12.3	4K Write 57.5	114
0.4	4K Mixed 22.8	48.5
92.5% 34 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
79.8	DQ Read 169	267
11.3	DQ Write 201	313
0.4	DQ Mixed 97.7	263
97.8% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 6 months ago.

210GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H210928a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 376 362 382 384 351 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 324

Mixed 376

SusWrite 371

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 60.6

4K Mixed 33

117% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 229

168% 219 MB/s

FRA-User, 5 months ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0330A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 337 336 322 379 396 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 328

Mixed 324

SusWrite 350

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 21.7

96% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 180

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 36.7

80% 160 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H210928a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 326 294 307 322 212 MB/s

60.4% Good

Write 318

Mixed 304

SusWrite 300

70% 308 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 29.4

4K Mixed 20.6

70% 22.9 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 144

DQ Mixed 176

131% 176 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0317A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 13 216 24 90 33 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 370

Mixed 339

SusWrite 106

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 46.9

4K Mixed 19.4

84% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 46.8

60% 108 MB/s

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 22%

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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,023x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	959x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	908x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	487x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	480x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	460x

SSD
C500 256GBBench 65%, 37 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,369x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	490x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	355x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

C500 256GB

Average Bench: 65.2% (737^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 65.2% (737th of 1071)

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