Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (74,379)
MKT (0.6%)
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Effective Speed +10% Effective Speed 10%Average Score +8% Read 3%, Write 2%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 38%Peak Score +3% Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment +53% User Rating 11%, Market Share 35%, Price 16%, Value 150%Nice To Haves +13% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -3%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed 4%, Age 84%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 108% (196^th of 1034)

Based on 74,379 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 78%Average: 108% Great: 124%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 7.7% 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 268MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 46.4%. 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 385MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 411MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 74,379 samples)

Rank 196108%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 475	514
310	Write 420	474
294	Mixed 385	431
307	SusWrite 411	466
95.1% 423 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.2	4K Read 33.4	40.4
46.5	4K Write 87.9	115
30.3	4K Mixed 47.2	57.9
158% 56.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 342	388
144	DQ Write 308	365
150	DQ Mixed 268	307
217% 306 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 13 mins ago.

556GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 476 479 480 466 401 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 416

SusWrite 462

106% 469 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 55.2

188% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 369

DQ Mixed 291

241% 347 MB/s

THA-User, 9 mins ago.

403GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 464 467 458 426 427 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 439

SusWrite 450

104% 462 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 54.9

188% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 295

239% 338 MB/s

USA-User, 3 mins ago.

69GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 458 455 453 455 445 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 390

SusWrite 454

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 94.7

4K Mixed 50.7

168% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 302

242% 339 MB/s

USA-User, 16 mins ago.

195GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 405 416 435 443 437 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 410

SusWrite 418

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 98.1

4K Mixed 51.2

172% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 306

246% 346 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 mins ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 408 405 420 421 443 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 419

SusWrite 419

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 46.9

152% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 302

242% 339 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 mins ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 414 416 435 390 364 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 402

SusWrite 404

97% 429 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 48.2

156% 55.1 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 259

217% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 1 min ago.

264GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 386 377 391 397 381 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 369

Mixed 366

SusWrite 384

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 40

126% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 273

216% 303 MB/s

DEU-User, 15 mins ago.

547GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 428 429 427 390 388 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 393

SusWrite 415

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 58.3

4K Mixed 39.3

128% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 183

142% 195 MB/s

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 38,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 92%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 87%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $205Bench 84%, 493,608 samples	19,071x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $273Bench 87%, 282,064 samples	5,911x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $215Bench 86%, 139,844 samples	4,882x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 106%, 201,805 samples	5,188x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 111%, 281,463 samples	4,973x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 70%, 107,759 samples	2,811x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $109Bench 108%, 74,379 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $66Bench 86%, 298,754 samples	4,686x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $84Bench 86%, 135,515 samples	2,224x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 86%, 164,493 samples	2,044x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $905

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

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GBR-User

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Poor

6 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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Good

2 months ago.

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

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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 i5-9600K $193	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 108% (196^th of 1034)

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MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 108% (196th of 1034)

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