Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB

Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -4%Read -1%, Write 0%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite 38%Peak Score -6%Read 3%, Write -4%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -19%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -58%, Age -14%, AS-SSD Total -2%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 94.5% (282^nd of 1072)

Based on 353 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6

Poor: 66%Average: 94.5% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB averaged just 5.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB is 47.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 455MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 353 samples)

Rank 28294.5%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 455	522
341	Write 407	465
264	Mixed 342	409
295	SusWrite 409	464
90.8% 403 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19	4K Read 27.9	33.1
38.1	4K Write 84.2	119
13.5	4K Mixed 34.4	48.1
131% 48.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.9	DQ Read 275	380
71.4	DQ Write 261	343
14	DQ Mixed 165	254
152% 234 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 27 days ago.

309GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 428 436 444 456 459 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 414

Mixed 333

SusWrite 421

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 41.4

142% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 251

215% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 410 402 456 459 463 MB/s

99.7% Outstanding

Write 388

Mixed 294

SusWrite 436

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 83.1

4K Mixed 38.2

134% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 254

219% 324 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

151GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 412 410 435 436 436 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 326

SusWrite 406

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 74.5

4K Mixed 37.6

130% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 239

205% 301 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

113GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 361 388 414 407 428 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 324

SusWrite 397

89% 397 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 38.2

130% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 239

204% 299 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

113GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 420 408 413 429 423 MB/s

96.3% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 335

SusWrite 420

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 66.1

4K Mixed 34.5

122% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 247

212% 311 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 402 419 427 410 402 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 337

SusWrite 393

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 87.5

4K Mixed 39.1

137% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 214

178% 256 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 408 431 449 448 449 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 358

Mixed 266

SusWrite 430

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 80

4K Mixed 33.4

121% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 251

217% 321 MB/s

NOR-User, 2 months ago.

466GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 239 290 288 229 223 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 318

Mixed 260

SusWrite 258

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 15.9

4K Write 28.1

4K Mixed 20

65% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 169

135% 188 MB/s

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Gaming 67%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,157x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GBBench 95%, 353 samples	1x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $483

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB

Average Bench: 94.5% (282^nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

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