Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (202,785)
MKT (0.6%)
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BUY • $76

Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +7% Read -4%, Write 4%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 36%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment +96% User Rating 6%, Market Share 139%, Price 51%, Value 190%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -14%, Age 33%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 106% (216^th of 1059)

Based on 202,785 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 75%Average: 106% Great: 125%

Popular builds with this SSD

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 216106%

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

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 27 mins ago.

497GB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 430 445 443 449 302 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 374

SusWrite 417

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 80.1

4K Mixed 50.8

166% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 155

173% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 19 mins ago.

341GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 436 442 396 200 182 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 384

SusWrite 346

89% 392 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 52

174% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 157

173% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

621GB free

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 392 406 423 378 318 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 363

SusWrite 380

86% 378 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 47.4

152% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 158

174% 293 MB/s

NZL-User, 27 mins ago.

328GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 346 410 344 397 386 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 366

Mixed 373

SusWrite 378

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 73.4

4K Mixed 46.3

146% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 246

187% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

374GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 418 465 452 449 457 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 384

Mixed 403

SusWrite 448

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 71.6

4K Mixed 36.6

130% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 127

DQ Mixed 144

116% 167 MB/s

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 12,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 100%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $138Bench 83%, 752,007 samples	5,340x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $260Bench 86%, 373,112 samples	1,860x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $245Bench 84%, 196,576 samples	1,250x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples	969x
RX 5700-XTAMD $410Bench 95%, 87,717 samples	885x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $220Bench 71%, 404,070 samples	745x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $76Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,341x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	675x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $53Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	512x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $897

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

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GBR-User

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Excellent

18 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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5,263

Excellent

8 months ago.

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

IND-User

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4,218

Poor

1 month ago.

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

AUS-User

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3,584

Good

22 months ago.

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

UGA-User

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118

Good

12 months ago.

good value. it gave my laptop a few years more

rschmidt

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16

Excellent

16 months ago.

Fast for SSD

SUpstone5

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4

Excellent

4 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 $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $415	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $550	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $397	Nvidia RTX 3050 $280	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $53	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

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