Crucial CT4000MX500SSD1

MX500 4TB

MX500 4TB
BENCHMARKS (836)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $240

Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average Score -2%Read -35%, Write -3%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 36%Peak Score -5%Read -33%, Write -4%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -613%User Rating -13%, Market Share -2,444%, Price -170%, Value 174%Nice To Haves +18% DQ Read -3%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -128%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -0%, ADQ Mixed -94%, Age 376%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 99.5% (257^th of 1071)

Based on 836 user benchmarks. Model: CT4000MX500SSD1

Poor: 66%Average: 99.5% Great: 121%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Crucial MX500 4TB averaged just 0.4% 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 134MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 4TB is 54.3%. 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 338MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 346MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 836 samples)

Rank 25799.5%

Min	Avg	Max
239	Read 338	381
171	Write 394	468
241	Mixed 346	384
264	SusWrite 405	466
84% 371 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.7	4K Read 33.2	40.5
33.6	4K Write 83.3	121
20.5	4K Mixed 46.2	59.1
154% 54.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
209	DQ Read 314	356
119	DQ Write 287	364
90.8	DQ Mixed 134	145
146% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 456 458 460 462 462 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 385

SusWrite 459

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 52.5

174% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 143

164% 280 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

3TB free

Firmware: M3CR044

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 418 419 418 417 418 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 375

SusWrite 418

90% 396 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 52.7

172% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 138

125% 191 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR044

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 413 415 451 447 458 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 365

Mixed 289

SusWrite 421

77% 340 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 49.5

164% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 138

158% 271 MB/s

USA-User, 15 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR044

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 426 426 430 431 442 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 359

Mixed 336

SusWrite 429

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 75.3

4K Mixed 35.4

130% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 137

157% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 359 360 360 359 354 MB/s

93.5% Outstanding

Write 241

Mixed 310

SusWrite 359

63% 278 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 52.8

171% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 134

124% 191 MB/s

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Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	110x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	81x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v21stBench 74%, 880 samples	65x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	117x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	95x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	54x

SSD
MX500 4TBCrucial $240Bench 100%, 836 samples	1x

RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 100%, 39 samples	25x
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 8x8GBHynixBench 86%, 188 samples	15x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples	13x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $240

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT4000MX500SSD1

MX500 4TB

Average Bench: 99.5% (257^th of 1071)

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MX500 4TB

Average Bench: 99.5% (257th of 1071)

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