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Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 83% (447th of 1080)

Based on 9,168 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial_CT480M500SSD1, Crucial_ Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_ CT480M500SSD1
Poor: 59%Average: 83% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial M500 480GB averaged just 16.9% 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 172MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 283MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M500 480GB is 41.3%. 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 306MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,168 samples)
Rank 44783%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 396 432
295 Write 376 417
266 Mixed 321 347
117 SusWrite 306 415
78.7% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 22.3 26.3
37.3 4K Write 78.5 115
19 4K Mixed 31.1 38.2
115% 44 MB/s
Min Avg Max
218 DQ Read 305 340
171 DQ Write 283 336
133 DQ Mixed 172 189
162% 253 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
124GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 406 405 393 393 388 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 398
Mixed 339
SusWrite 396
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 36.4
138% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 181
171% 267 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 274 159 158 170 169 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 428
Write 417
Mixed 346
SusWrite 215
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 36.3
134% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 186
180% 284 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 277 110 118 82 78 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 428
Write 414
Mixed 343
SusWrite 168
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 35.6
131% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 189
180% 282 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 262 231 228 224 224 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 426
Write 399
Mixed 341
SusWrite 248
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 32.5
115% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 178
170% 266 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 347 266 107 79 80 MB/s
81.3% Excellent
Read 424
Write 393
Mixed 326
SusWrite 196
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 34.3
123% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 181
175% 275 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 334 205 85 79 78 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 405
Write 392
Mixed 337
SusWrite 184
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 31.7
114% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 184
177% 280 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 224 56 40 49 39 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 417
Write 380
Mixed 320
SusWrite 95.3
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 33.4
121% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 184
176% 274 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 216 136 110 135 134 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 414
Write 379
Mixed 332
SusWrite 162
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 27.8
100% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 185
177% 277 MB/s
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7A15)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples422x
Core i5-6400Intel  $62Bench 61%, 171,457 samples347x
Core i3-7100Intel  $34Bench 57%, 79,299 samples232x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples384x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples228x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $115Bench 52%, 627,793 samples195x
SSD
M500 480GBCrucial  $81Bench 83%, 9,168 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples145x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples64x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $235

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