Crucial CT500P5PSSD8

P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed +257% Effective Speed 257%Average Score +333% Read 600%, Write 638%, 4K Read 72%, 4K Write 72%, Mixed 479%, 4K Mixed 78%, SusWrite 390%Peak Score +391% Read 717%, Write 741%, 4K Read 66%, 4K Write 99%, Mixed 489%, 4K Mixed 82%, SusWrite 540%Value & Sentiment +66% User Rating -13%, Market Share -265%, Price 59%, Value 484%Nice To Haves +326% DQ Read 297%, DQ Write 380%, DQ Mixed 422%, ADQ Read 274%, ADQ Write 257%, ADQ Mixed 348%, Age 298%, AS-SSD Total 329%

Average Bench: 351% (18^th of 1071)

Based on 6,553 user benchmarks. Model: CT500P5PSSD8

Poor: 205%Average: 351% Great: 476%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 251.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,166MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,992MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 271%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,553 samples)

Rank 18351%

Min	Avg	Max
1,338	Read 3,203	4,139
1,260	Write 2,992	4,076
1,180	Mixed 2,078	2,492
822	SusWrite 1,452	2,479
544% 2,431 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.1	4K Read 58.9	71.3
70.9	4K Write 151	244
48.4	4K Mixed 80.3	106
272% 96.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
602	DQ Read 1,222	1,457
341	DQ Write 1,032	1,721
488	DQ Mixed 1,166	1,729
863% 1,140 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

353GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2858 3129 2670 712 710 717 MB/s

394% Outstanding

Write 3,561

Mixed 2218

SusWrite 1,799

624% 2,783 MB/s

4K Read 58.2

4K Write 180

4K Mixed 84.4

291% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,326

DQ Write 1,016

DQ Mixed 1,176

878% 1,173 MB/s

POL-User, 42 mins ago.

376GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2629 3040 3191 697 690 691 MB/s

388% Outstanding

Write 3,494

Mixed 2,279

SusWrite 1,823

594% 2,639 MB/s

4K Read 66.3

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 77.3

305% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 1,423

DQ Write 1,524

DQ Mixed 1,629

1,182% 1,525 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 hrs ago.

297GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3175 1756 670 682 686 681 MB/s

365% Outstanding

Write 3,362

Mixed 2,026

SusWrite 1275

556% 2,484 MB/s

4K Read 53.8

4K Write 195

4K Mixed 81.7

290% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 1,447

DQ Write 1,560

DQ Mixed 1,695

1,222% 1,567 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

389GB free

Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3347 1842 698 699 704 704 MB/s

349% Outstanding

Write 3,303

Mixed 2,287

SusWrite 1,332

599% 2,683 MB/s

4K Read 55.5

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 71.1

234% 78.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,279

DQ Write 629

DQ Mixed 871

669% 926 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 hrs ago.

346GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2467 2258 681 693 699 700 MB/s

297% Outstanding

Write 3,201

Mixed 2,224

SusWrite 1,250

574% 2,573 MB/s

4K Read 43.8

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 54.9

176% 57.6 MB/s

DQ Read 562

DQ Write 381

DQ Mixed 463

348% 469 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 hrs ago.

389GB free

Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 1358 1355 954 693 695 MB/s

249% Outstanding

Write 1383

Mixed 1,296

SusWrite 1,068

295% 1,311 MB/s

4K Read 51.7

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 80

254% 89.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,093

DQ Write 901

DQ Mixed 998

747% 998 MB/s

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Typical P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 12,702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $229

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $278Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	5,576x
Core i5-12600KIntel $225Bench 109%, 57,538 samples	2,267x
Core i9-12900KIntel $368Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,014x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $807Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,486x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $900Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,384x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,288x

SSD
P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $58Bench 351%, 6,553 samples	1x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	498x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	372x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $1,372

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT500P5PSSD8

P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 351% (18^th of 1071)

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P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 351% (18th of 1071)

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