Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (182,087)
MKT (0.6%)
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Effective Speed +11% Effective Speed 11%Average Score +10% Read -2%, Write 5%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score +5% Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment +88% User Rating 6%, Market Share 156%, Price 20%, Value 170%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -3%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write 8%, ADQ Mixed -5%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 108% (212^th of 1058)

Based on 182,087 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 81%Average: 108% Great: 125%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 7.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX500 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 382MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 447MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 182,087 samples)

Rank 212108%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 447	514
314	Write 422	474
308	Mixed 382	431
310	SusWrite 405	469
93.3% 414 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	4K Read 34.9	43.9
44.9	4K Write 88	118
29.5	4K Mixed 48.4	60.8
162% 57.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
217	DQ Read 348	389
143	DQ Write 306	368
140	DQ Mixed 236	308
202% 297 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 mins ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 453 90 26 120 471 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 412

SusWrite 268

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 55.3

186% 67.5 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 289

240% 345 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 mins ago.

882GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 391 387 391 367 365 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 395

Mixed 370

SusWrite 383

89% 393 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 40.9

157% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 296

240% 340 MB/s

USA-User, 29 mins ago.

593GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 467 465 468 420 398 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 368

SusWrite 445

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 94.9

4K Mixed 38.4

136% 52.6 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 280

223% 311 MB/s

RUS-User, 17 mins ago.

839GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 446 460 423 374 383 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 376

SusWrite 420

93% 411 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 45.3

144% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 286

232% 328 MB/s

FRA-User, 22 mins ago.

577GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 436 445 425 399 388 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 382

SusWrite 404

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 41.4

135% 47 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 289

237% 338 MB/s

USA-User, 24 mins ago.

704GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 140 138 139 135 111 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 413

Mixed 352

SusWrite 138

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 71.5

4K Mixed 46.6

135% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 147

163% 277 MB/s

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 97,406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $127

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples	45,173x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples	14,896x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $363Bench 84%, 293,678 samples	10,940x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples	10,057x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	9,622x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 373,446 samples	6,850x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $90Bench 108%, 182,087 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	11,702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	5,767x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $66Bench 84%, 274,005 samples	4,826x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $865

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Comments

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC

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GBR-User

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Excellent

13 months ago.

My Windows 10 i7 7700k with 32gb ram boots from cold with sass Strix board in 15s

DEU-User

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5,171

Excellent

3 months ago.

Only difference you can feel in practice is: 30 bucks less

IND-User

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4,110

Excellent

2 months ago.

Cheapest fastest ultra durable SSD........My first & most powerful SSD in entry level SSDs

AUS-User

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3,482

Good

17 months ago.

best 1tb serial ATA solid state drive for budget and midrange

UGA-User

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114

Good

8 months ago.

good value. it gave my laptop a few years more

rschmidt

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16

Excellent

12 months ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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4

Excellent

4 years ago.

Crucial MX500 1TB performance within a whisker of the Samsung 850 EVO, which in real life means it feels just as fast, at 11% lower price. Saved £30!

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 108% (212th of 1058)

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