Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
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MKT (0.6%)
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Effective Speed +10% Effective Speed 10%Average Score +8% Read 1%, Write 4%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 39%Peak Score +2% Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment +93% User Rating 6%, Market Share 112%, Price 52%, Value 200%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 7%, ADQ Mixed -4%, Age 38%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 109% (209^th of 1058)

Based on 138,205 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 83%Average: 109% Great: 125%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 8.8% 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 251MB/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 42%. 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 381MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 414MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 138,205 samples)

Rank 209109%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 469	514
329	Write 422	475
299	Mixed 381	430
326	SusWrite 414	467
94.8% 421 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.2	4K Read 34.5	40.6
49.1	4K Write 88.5	115
31.3	4K Mixed 48.3	58
161% 57.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 343	389
169	DQ Write 309	369
123	DQ Mixed 251	307
209% 301 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 28 mins ago.

869GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 472 472 474 405 412 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 404

SusWrite 452

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 56.3

191% 69.9 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 291

242% 347 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 mins ago.

790GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 469 454 397 412 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 410

SusWrite 444

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 57.1

191% 69 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 370

DQ Mixed 289

241% 347 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 mins ago.

509GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 471 472 473 470 430 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 407

SusWrite 463

105% 465 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 54.3

182% 65.5 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 290

238% 340 MB/s

FRA-User, 28 mins ago.

931GB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 430 448 454 452 437 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 367

SusWrite 441

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 50.4

177% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 162

180% 304 MB/s

FIN-User, 4 mins ago.

207GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 379 439 439 450 454 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 412

SusWrite 420

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 46.4

156% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 302

245% 347 MB/s

GBR-User, 41 mins ago.

912GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 426 421 421 391 401 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 408

SusWrite 414

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 49.9

164% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 194

149% 203 MB/s

GBR-User, 30 mins ago.

875GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 355 445 456 346 409 MB/s

95% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 395

SusWrite 410

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 50.5

4K Mixed 33.7

110% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 284

236% 340 MB/s

SVN-User, 8 mins ago.

269GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 330 371 383 288 266 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 349

Mixed 401

SusWrite 273

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 17.4

4K Mixed 22.8

92% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 67.8

DQ Mixed 118

114% 191 MB/s

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Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,336,811 SSDs tested.

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 86,161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $242Bench 82%, 777,977 samples	40,570x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $326Bench 85%, 593,991 samples	13,285x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $345Bench 83%, 281,928 samples	9,824x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 395,717 samples	9,276x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	8,817x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 242,762 samples	6,255x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $83Bench 109%, 138,205 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 86%, 449,944 samples	10,576x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 84%, 255,633 samples	5,176x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 85%, 273,381 samples	4,344x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $903

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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

8 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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5,005

Good

8 months ago.

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

AUS-User

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3,378

Good

11 months ago.

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

UGA-User

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114

Good

2 months ago.

good value. it gave my laptop a few years more

rschmidt

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16

Excellent

6 months ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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4

Excellent

3 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 $300	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $300	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 109% (209th of 1058)

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