Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

M500 480GB
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average User Bench -23%Read -16%, Write -13%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -9%Peak Lab Bench -23%Read -16%, Write -16%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -753%User Rating -41%, Market Share -2,728%, Price -139%, Value -105%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -8%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -57%, Age -43%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 81.1% (410^th of 1012)

Based on 4,568 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT480M500SSD1, Crucial_ Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_ CT480M500SSD1

Poor: 54%Average: 81.1% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial M500 480GB averaged just 18.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M500 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M500 480GB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M500 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 317MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,568 samples)

Rank 41081.1%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 397	433
183	Write 365	416
243	Mixed 317	347
101	SusWrite 276	406
76.1% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.5	4K Read 22.4	26.6
29.4	4K Write 79.9	116
19.3	4K Mixed 31.4	38.3
117% 44.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
118	DQ Read 291	340
106	DQ Write 275	334
34.1	DQ Mixed 162	189
155% 243 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 15 hrs ago.

339GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 414 409 401 401 399 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 378

Mixed 333

SusWrite 406

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 39.1

155% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 188

180% 282 MB/s

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

313GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 339 337 338 339 343 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 358

Mixed 296

SusWrite 338

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 33.1

118% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 235

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 152

133% 198 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 45 54 55 45 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 394

Mixed 338

SusWrite 104

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 97.1

4K Mixed 36.6

136% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 185

175% 272 MB/s

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $350

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $495Bench 67%, 22,306 samples	1,714x
Core i7-3820Intel $390Bench 62%, 25,215 samples	1,365x
Core i7-4930KIntel $600Bench 70%, 12,961 samples	841x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples	455x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 561,146 samples	445x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 134%, 422,679 samples	398x

SSD
M500 480GBCrucial $300Bench 81%, 4,568 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 12,233 samples	124x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 18,132 samples	106x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 66%, 1,247 samples	78x

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Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,560

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (410^th of 1012)

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Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (410th of 1012)

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