Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

M500 480GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -19%Read -13%, Write -9%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score -22%Read -15%, Write -16%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -624%User Rating -42%, Market Share -2,222%, Price -139%, Value -91%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -7%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed -49%, Age -36%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 83.4% (392^nd of 1037)

Based on 5,341 user benchmarks. Models: Crucial_CT480M500SSD1, Crucial_ Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_CT480M50, Crucial_ CT480M500SSD1

Poor: 58%Average: 83.4% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial M500 480GB averaged just 16.5% 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 285MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M500 480GB is 42.8%. 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 300MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,341 samples)

Rank 39283.4%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 404	435
298	Write 376	418
275	Mixed 323	349
107	SusWrite 300	414
78.9% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.7	4K Read 22.7	26.5
27.9	4K Write 79.3	113
19	4K Mixed 31.6	38.6
117% 44.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
209	DQ Read 305	341
119	DQ Write 285	335
127	DQ Mixed 172	190
163% 254 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

336GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 388 386 386 387 387 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 394

Mixed 322

SusWrite 387

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 35.3

130% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 174

170% 270 MB/s

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

116GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 335 372 365 367 369 MB/s

94.5% Outstanding

Write 383

Mixed 316

SusWrite 347

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 36.1

142% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 189

179% 279 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

185GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 307 361 357 353 357 MB/s

93% Outstanding

Write 387

Mixed 329

SusWrite 322

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 34.9

139% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 186

180% 283 MB/s

IRL-User, 3 hrs ago.

64GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 395 390 383 344 296 MB/s

91.1% Outstanding

Write 379

Mixed 334

SusWrite 368

84% 371 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 91

4K Mixed 32.7

124% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 186

178% 280 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

325GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 392 389 390 386 386 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 350

Mixed 330

SusWrite 388

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 33.4

118% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 186

173% 268 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 169 59 53 56 60 MB/s

75.2% Very good

Write 378

Mixed 331

SusWrite 111

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 35.2

123% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 187

175% 272 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 187 86 74 72 66 MB/s

68.6% Good

Write 366

Mixed 317

SusWrite 131

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 28.4

100% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 188

177% 275 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $291Bench 78%, 161,690 samples	1,872x
Core i7-4770Intel $305Bench 76%, 121,563 samples	1,327x
Core i5-4590Intel $179Bench 75%, 104,370 samples	964x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 192,723 samples	2,127x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $146Bench 31%, 603,361 samples	386x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 15%, 88,217 samples	287x

SSD
M500 480GBCrucial $300Bench 83%, 5,341 samples	1x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 11,071 samples	150x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 9,253 samples	111x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 52%, 4,375 samples	107x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $606

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $289	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

Average Bench: 83.4% (392^nd of 1037)

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Crucial CT480M500SSD1

M500 480GB

Average Bench: 83.4% (392nd of 1037)

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