Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (42,265)
MKT (0.6%)
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Effective Speed +10% Effective Speed 10%Average User Bench +9% Read 5%, Write 2%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 37%Peak Lab Bench +3% Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 18%Value & Sentiment +45% User Rating 8%, Market Share -4%, Price 16%, Value 158%Nice To Haves +17% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -2%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write 4%, ADQ Mixed 5%, Age 112%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 109% (177^th of 1016)

Based on 42,265 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 78%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 48.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 46.9%. 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 398MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 411MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42,265 samples)

Rank 177109%

Min	Avg	Max
369	Read 480	515
312	Write 422	472
315	Mixed 398	437
310	SusWrite 411	462
96.3% 428 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	4K Read 34.1	40.6
44.8	4K Write 89.3	120
29.2	4K Mixed 48.4	59.3
161% 57.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
163	DQ Read 335	389
127	DQ Write 301	361
114	DQ Mixed 265	310
213% 300 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 23 mins ago.

153GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 458 431 195 413 417 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 410

SusWrite 395

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 55.9

189% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 306

245% 344 MB/s

USA-User, 54 secs ago.

323GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 454 456 458 425 416 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 422

SusWrite 441

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 52.6

177% 63.9 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 309

249% 350 MB/s

USA-User, 49 mins ago.

748GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 398 380 398 397 375 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 389

Mixed 364

SusWrite 390

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 53.8

178% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 282

224% 314 MB/s

USA-User, 7 mins ago.

619GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 401 398 425 385 392 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 364

Mixed 345

SusWrite 400

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 15.9

4K Write 71.9

4K Mixed 43.9

118% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 294

238% 337 MB/s

PHL-User, 45 mins ago.

527GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 336 420 421 414 399 MB/s

66.2% Good

Write 414

Mixed 386

SusWrite 374

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 5.2

76% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 43.9

DQ Mixed 111

78% 102 MB/s

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 30,862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $112

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 75%, 308,675 samples	10,462x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $137Bench 80%, 148,578 samples	5,179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $190Bench 88%, 133,287 samples	4,195x

GPU
RX 580AMD $159Bench 57%, 341,223 samples	3,839x
RTX 2060Nvidia $340Bench 86%, 116,713 samples	2,336x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples	2,151x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $107Bench 109%, 42,265 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples	4,314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 87%, 166,510 samples	2,246x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 87%, 97,491 samples	1,486x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $562

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

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Good

1 month ago.

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

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Excellent

2 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 i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 109% (177^th of 1016)

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $112

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 109% (177th of 1016)

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