Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (202,785)
MKT (0.5%)
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Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +7% Read -4%, Write 4%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 36%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment +117% User Rating 6%, Market Share 155%, Price 80%, Value 227%Nice To Haves +3% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -14%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 106% (226^th of 1071)

Based on 202,785 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 75%Average: 106% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 6.4% 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 228MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 49.7%. 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 379MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 439MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 202,785 samples)

Rank 226106%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 439	514
313	Write 420	474
309	Mixed 379	429
315	SusWrite 403	467
92.5% 410 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.3	4K Read 34.7	43.2
40.4	4K Write 86.8	117
29.6	4K Mixed 48.3	59.7
160% 56.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 341	389
135	DQ Write 303	366
119	DQ Mixed 228	305
196% 290 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

FRA-User, 46 mins ago.

825GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 465 468 442 330 330 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 387

SusWrite 415

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 62.6

214% 76.8 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 152

168% 284 MB/s

ESP-User, 51 mins ago.

75GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 457 459 457 457 460 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 413

SusWrite 458

101% 451 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 91.3

4K Mixed 50.7

169% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 309

249% 351 MB/s

USA-User, 32 mins ago.

592GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 441 408 374 353 380 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 393

SusWrite 397

93% 409 MB/s

4K Read 43

4K Write 98.8

4K Mixed 57.3

191% 66.4 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 161

177% 298 MB/s

DEU-User, 37 mins ago.

328GB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 406 450 456 435 298 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 383

SusWrite 413

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 97.4

4K Mixed 55.6

184% 64.4 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 160

157% 249 MB/s

ESP-User, 47 mins ago.

167GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 470 470 470 472 466 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 391

SusWrite 470

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 45.9

148% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 288

233% 330 MB/s

CAN-User, 25 mins ago.

543GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 414 422 426 400 377 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 375

SusWrite 409

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 40.5

134% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 235

DQ Mixed 226

172% 230 MB/s

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 17,339 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,084x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,497x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,679x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,289x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,167x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	1,006x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,778x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	889x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	683x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $689

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Comments

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

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USA-User

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 months ago.

DEU-User

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5,581

Good

10 months ago.

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

IND-User

level
4,546

Poor

13 months ago.

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

AUS-User

level
3,836

Good

2 years ago.

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

UGA-User

level
130

Good

2 years ago.

good value. it gave my laptop a few years more

rschmidt

level
16

Excellent

2 years ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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4

Excellent

5 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 i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $205	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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