Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (19,901)
MKT (0.6%)
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average User Bench +7% Read 4%, Write 3%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 33%Peak Lab Bench -1%Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment +22% User Rating -16%, Market Share -63%, Price 25%, Value 141%Nice To Haves +20% DQ Read 1%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -1%, Age 163%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 112% (163^rd of 1003)

Based on 19,901 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 91%Average: 112% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 11.8% 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 273MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 402MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 422MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19,901 samples)

Rank 163112%

Min	Avg	Max
410	Read 487	516
361	Write 431	472
337	Mixed 402	438
355	SusWrite 422	463
98.1% 436 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.7	4K Read 35	40.7
62.1	4K Write 93.1	119
36	4K Mixed 49.9	59
166% 59.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
209	DQ Read 346	389
182	DQ Write 313	362
166	DQ Mixed 273	309
220% 311 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 33 mins ago.

561GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 471 467 461 433 430 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 440

SusWrite 455

105% 468 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 61.5

198% 71.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 304

245% 345 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

870GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 434 442 427 439 416 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 407

SusWrite 433

100% 445 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 54.3

183% 65.9 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 310

250% 352 MB/s

USA-User, 54 mins ago.

2TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 423 433 431 404 397 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 411

Mixed 374

SusWrite 419

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 43.7

151% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 295

241% 342 MB/s

ESP-User, 8 mins ago.

30GB free

Firmware: M3CR020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 401 406 388 388 389 MB/s

94.1% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 415

SusWrite 389

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 39.1

127% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 166

149% 219 MB/s

BRA-User, 1 hr ago.

692GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 411 434 406 337 373 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 393

Mixed 369

SusWrite 391

89% 394 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 52.9

4K Mixed 28.9

96% 34 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 241

180% 239 MB/s

GBR-User, 25 mins ago.

431GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 270 331 302 289 337 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 345

Mixed 352

SusWrite 306

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 30.1

100% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 214

168% 236 MB/s

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 88%, 168,002 samples	6,511x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $156Bench 92%, 80,229 samples	3,270x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $222Bench 99%, 136,391 samples	2,041x

GPU
RX 580AMD $180Bench 70%, 217,554 samples	2,115x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 607,467 samples	1,237x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia $340Bench 107%, 51,791 samples	1,177x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $105Bench 112%, 19,901 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 86%, 215,650 samples	2,182x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 91%, 95,963 samples	923x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 90%, 59,425 samples	791x

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Value: 167% - Outstanding

Total price: $588

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

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GBR-User

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Excellent

23 days ago.

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

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Excellent

18 months 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 i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $120	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $222	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $607	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 112% (163^rd of 1003)

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Outstanding average bench

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Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $115

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 112% (163rd of 1003)

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Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $115

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Average Bench: 112% (163^rd of 1003)