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 +9% Read 4%, Write 6%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 40%Peak Score +1% Read 2%, Write -2%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment +65% User Rating 5%, Market Share 82%, Price 18%, Value 153%Nice To Haves +8% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 2%, Age 46%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 109% (212^th of 1058)

Based on 126,823 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 84%Average: 109% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 8.7% 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 265MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 41%. 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 392MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 420MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 126,823 samples)

Rank 212109%

Min	Avg	Max
378	Read 483	515
339	Write 431	477
327	Mixed 392	430
329	SusWrite 420	471
97% 431 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	4K Read 33.6	39.2
44.4	4K Write 87.7	116
30.5	4K Mixed 47.4	57.2
158% 56.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 343	388
119	DQ Write 305	369
154	DQ Mixed 265	307
215% 304 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

TWN-User, 48 mins ago.

931GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 478 479 479 478 479 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 415

SusWrite 478

106% 473 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 58.9

192% 69.3 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 290

241% 346 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

611GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 420 447 434 399 402 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 405

SusWrite 392

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 51.4

170% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 278

230% 331 MB/s

FRA-User, 36 mins ago.

409GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 428 444 448 405 393 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 379

SusWrite 401

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 74.5

4K Mixed 46.2

145% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 290

237% 337 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 369 449 450 451 392 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 416

SusWrite 396

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 82.7

4K Mixed 43.9

157% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 34.3

DQ Write 95.9

DQ Mixed 51

43% 60.4 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

569GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 351 329 326 326 316 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 344

Mixed 314

SusWrite 334

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 34.7

112% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 33

DQ Write 98.4

DQ Mixed 46.9

41% 59.4 MB/s

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Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,171,174 SSDs tested.

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Gaming 90%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $199Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	35,417x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 86%, 591,493 samples	11,511x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $279Bench 84%, 264,970 samples	8,707x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples	8,387x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples	7,896x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 268,091 samples	5,558x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $96Bench 109%, 126,823 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	9,315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 84%, 243,416 samples	4,487x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	3,815x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $899

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

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Excellent

2 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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4,833

Good

2 months ago.

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

AUS-User

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3,228

Good

6 months ago.

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

rschmidt

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Excellent

29 days ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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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 i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $277	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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MX500 1TB

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