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Effective Speed -833%Effective Speed -833%Average Score -877%Read -858%, Write -1,180%, 4K Read -258%, 4K Write -259%, Mixed -1,007%, 4K Mixed -837%, SusWrite -1,743%Peak Score -903%Read -1,088%, Write -1,336%, 4K Read -492%, 4K Write -275%, Mixed -1,053%, 4K Mixed -999%, SusWrite -1,077%Value & Sentiment -286%User Rating -37%, Market Share -535%Nice To Haves -2,851%DQ Read -1,368%, DQ Write -601%, DQ Mixed -8,127%, ADQ Read -1,291%, ADQ Write -579%, ADQ Mixed -9,931%, Age -34%, AS-SSD Total -873%

Average Bench: 58.4% (828^th of 1080)

Based on 3,003 user benchmarks. Model: CT500BX500SSD1

Poor: 33%Average: 58.4% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The CT500BX500SSD1 500GB averaged 41.5% 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 Random Read Speed 24.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 57.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500BX500SSD1 500GB is 47.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT500BX500SSD1 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 14.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,003 samples)

Rank 82858.4%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 438	499
151	Write 364	448
27.1	Mixed 292	405
51.5	SusWrite 171	389
70.6% 316 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 24.8	32.4
7.32	4K Write 57.8	101
0.3	4K Mixed 11.8	19.9
83.4% 31.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.4	DQ Read 123	158
21.2	DQ Write 185	271
0.3	DQ Mixed 14.8	25.5
50.3% 108 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 16 hrs ago.

264GB free

Firmware: M6CR072

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 412 416 415 408 408 MB/s

73.9% Very good

Write 410

Mixed 373

SusWrite 416

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 28.3

4K Mixed 18.8

64% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 29.9

80% 164 MB/s

DNK-User, 15 hrs ago.

382GB free

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 372 86 88 84 84 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 398

Mixed 378

SusWrite 172

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 72.1

4K Mixed 17.4

106% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 23.8

70% 146 MB/s

HUN-User, 11 hrs ago.

283GB free

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 199 199 200 274 MB/s

61% Good

Write 346

Mixed 320

SusWrite 212

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 50.5

4K Mixed 17.2

91% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 173

DQ Mixed 25.4

57% 116 MB/s

AUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

75GB free

Firmware: M6CR072

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 347 109 64 66 54 MB/s

54.3% Above average

Write 446

Mixed 393

SusWrite 156

83% 373 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 0.7

76% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 48.6

DQ Mixed 0.8

28% 71.7 MB/s

ARG-User, 11 hrs ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 415 389 418 396 412 MB/s

51.6% Above average

Write 46

Mixed 47.4

SusWrite 399

40% 180 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 27.7

4K Mixed 0.8

52% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 47.4

DQ Mixed 3.9

27% 65.2 MB/s

FRA-User, 19 hrs ago.

286GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 420 430 118 46 61 MB/s

41.2% Average

Write 363

Mixed 49.9

SusWrite 249

57% 254 MB/s

4K Read 13.8

4K Write 17.4

4K Mixed 0.7

31% 10.6 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 44.9

DQ Mixed 0.9

22% 54.3 MB/s

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Typical CT500BX500SSD1 500GB Builds (Compare 10,730 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	2,092x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,084x
Core i5-2400Intel $40Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,023x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,091x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	765x

SSD
CT500BX500SSD1 500GBBench 58%, 3,003 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	655x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	619x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $69

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CT500BX500SSD1 500GB

Average Bench: 58.4% (828^th of 1080)

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