CT500BX500SSD1 500GB

CT500BX500SSD1 500GB
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MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -69%Effective Speed -69%Average Score -69%Read -4%, Write -11%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -282%, SusWrite -73%Peak Score -37%Read -2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -193%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment -83%User Rating -14%, Market Share -152%Nice To Haves -363%DQ Read -132%, DQ Write -32%, DQ Mixed -1,199%, ADQ Read -165%, ADQ Write -56%, ADQ Mixed -1,658%, Age 394%, AS-SSD Total -57%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 58.4% (820^th of 1072)

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 82058.4%

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%

ARG-User, 1 day ago.

338GB free

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 440 445 448 447 446 MB/s

89.2% Excellent

Write 448

Mixed 401

SusWrite 447

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 85.3

4K Mixed 18.9

113% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 23.6

69% 144 MB/s

NZL-User, 2 days ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 386 382 32 237 68 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 363

Mixed 370

SusWrite 246

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 17.1

101% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 23.2

68% 141 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 days ago.

403GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 104 181 76 52 15 MB/s

57.9% Above average

Write 351

Mixed 350

SusWrite 138

68% 302 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 62.5

4K Mixed 14.2

91% 34.3 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 24.6

65% 134 MB/s

POL-User, 10 hrs ago.

143GB free

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 373 364 188 48 66 MB/s

53.8% Above average

Write 312

Mixed 76.4

SusWrite 235

46% 204 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 12.2

89% 35.9 MB/s

DQ Read 50.6

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 18.6

49% 98.8 MB/s

CHL-User, 13 hrs ago.

299GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 81 5.4 161 31 9.4 MB/s

48% Average

Write 364

Mixed 347

SusWrite 57.7

65% 289 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 36.2

4K Mixed 14.1

71% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 23.9

63% 130 MB/s

EGY-User, 20 hrs ago.

322GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 382 79 75 69 75 MB/s

45.1% Average

Write 365

Mixed 50.5

SusWrite 162

57% 259 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 25.8

4K Mixed 0.8

48% 16.2 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 45.1

DQ Mixed 0.9

24% 60.7 MB/s

PHL-User, 1 day ago.

92GB free

Firmware: M6CR061

SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 16 19 20 20 MB/s

32.4% Below average

Write 79.1

Mixed 13.5

SusWrite 18.7

28% 131 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 10.2

4K Mixed 0.2

44% 11.9 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 13.1

DQ Mixed 0.2

18% 46.7 MB/s

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Typical CT500BX500SSD1 500GB Builds (Compare 10,194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,968x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,001x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,008x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	706x

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

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	601x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	585x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

CT500BX500SSD1 500GB

Average Bench: 58.4% (820^th of 1072)

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