Crucial CT4000MX500SSD1

MX500 4TB

MX500 4TB
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Effective Speed -443%Effective Speed -443%Average Score -587%Read -1,115%, Write -1,059%, 4K Read -158%, 4K Write -148%, Mixed -812%, 4K Mixed -135%, SusWrite -684%Peak Score -793%Read -1,443%, Write -1,251%, 4K Read -378%, 4K Write -218%, Mixed -1,104%, 4K Mixed -273%, SusWrite -884%Value & Sentiment -759%User Rating -36%, Market Share -2,617%, Price -38%, Value -345%Nice To Haves -592%DQ Read -551%, DQ Write -421%, DQ Mixed -1,345%, ADQ Read -438%, ADQ Write -330%, ADQ Mixed -1,002%, Age -111%, AS-SSD Total -537%

Average Bench: 99.7% (265^th of 1080)

Based on 1,824 user benchmarks. Model: CT4000MX500SSD1

Poor: 72%Average: 99.7% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX500 4TB averaged just 0.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX500 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 4TB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 341MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,824 samples)

Rank 26599.7%

Min	Avg	Max
224	Read 341	382
188	Write 398	469
256	Mixed 349	384
281	SusWrite 405	464
84.4% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	4K Read 33.3	40
47.7	4K Write 82.8	119
28.6	4K Mixed 45.9	58.8
153% 54 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 318	356
130	DQ Write 293	364
109	DQ Mixed 135	145
148% 249 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRL-User, 6 hrs ago.

3TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 432 434 434 434 432 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 371

SusWrite 433

91% 401 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 53.1

175% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 141

126% 191 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

700GB free

Firmware: M3CR044

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 420 429 444 437 437 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 375

SusWrite 430

92% 406 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 48

157% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 137

159% 272 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 439 437 437 426 438 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 375

SusWrite 435

92% 406 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 78.3

4K Mixed 46.4

150% 52.4 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 139

158% 269 MB/s

AUS-User, 21 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 399 416 416 412 411 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 233

Mixed 337

SusWrite 409

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 55.8

4K Mixed 35.6

114% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 144

153% 256 MB/s

CAN-User, 23 hrs ago.

995GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 352 316 344 367 329 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 261

SusWrite 342

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 38.4

111% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 137

120% 180 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

411GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 193 221 249 342 MB/s

75.6% Very good

Write 431

Mixed 361

SusWrite 232

78% 344 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 44.4

4K Mixed 35.5

118% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 120

DQ Mixed 132

125% 202 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Studio XPS 435MT

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	273x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	18x
Xeon W3580IntelBench 72%, 653 samples	14x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	17x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	13x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	13x

SSD
MX500 4TBCrucial $280Bench 100%, 1,824 samples	1x

RAM
6x1GBUnknownBench 41%, 2,345 samples	43x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	35x
24GBUnknownBench 43%, 14,716 samples	31x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $370

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Crucial CT4000MX500SSD1

MX500 4TB

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