Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
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Effective Speed -409%Effective Speed -409%Average Score -525%Read -844%, Write -998%, 4K Read -148%, 4K Write -136%, Mixed -740%, 4K Mixed -123%, SusWrite -688%Peak Score -710%Read -1,047%, Write -1,237%, 4K Read -342%, 4K Write -224%, Mixed -978%, 4K Mixed -267%, SusWrite -877%Value & Sentiment -58%User Rating -20%, Market Share -8%, Price 155%, Value -358%Nice To Haves -460%DQ Read -496%, DQ Write -418%, DQ Mixed -587%, ADQ Read -402%, ADQ Write -316%, ADQ Mixed -553%, Age -404%, AS-SSD Total -502%

Average Bench: 106% (235^th of 1080)

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 235106%

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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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

118GB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 436 438 436 433 439 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 384

SusWrite 436

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 92.1

4K Mixed 56.1

184% 63.4 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 161

180% 304 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

773GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 456 455 454 456 455 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 433

SusWrite 454

104% 460 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 50.2

166% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 294

238% 337 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 hrs ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 437 448 454 447 434 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 404

SusWrite 440

101% 447 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 48.5

160% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 290

234% 330 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 hr ago.

463GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 439 441 433 442 444 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 384

SusWrite 437

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 80.8

4K Mixed 47.5

156% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 289

235% 333 MB/s

CAN-User, 36 mins ago.

279GB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 443 441 440 447 443 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 290

SusWrite 438

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 50.5

163% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 157

178% 302 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

931GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 370 420 418 431 425 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 418

Mixed 393

SusWrite 412

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 36.2

4K Mixed 32.7

108% 33.4 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 94.3

DQ Mixed 175

145% 217 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,954x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $172Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,482x
RX 5700-XTAMD $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,321x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,140x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,960x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	999x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	766x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $604

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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

9 months ago.

DEU-User

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5,793

Good

20 months ago.

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

IND-User

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4,830

Poor

23 months ago.

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

AUS-User

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3,998

Good

3 years ago.

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

UGA-User

level
148

Good

2 years ago.

good value. it gave my laptop a few years more

EthanOZT

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26

Excellent

6 months ago.

Really fast for a very good price, loads my windows and opens up youtube from my browser in the time of 43 seconds

rschmidt

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16

Excellent

3 years ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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4

Excellent

6 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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