Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

MX500 1TB
BENCHMARKS (56,956)
MKT (0.6%)
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Effective Speed +12% Effective Speed 12%Average Score +10% Read 5%, Write 3%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite 41%Peak Score +3% Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment +51% User Rating 9%, Market Share 7%, Price 21%, Value 167%Nice To Haves +14% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -3%, ADQ Read 8%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed 5%, Age 89%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 109% (182^nd of 1021)

Based on 56,956 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1

Poor: 81%Average: 109% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 1TB averaged 8.6% 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 47.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 1TB is 43.4%. 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 393MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 415MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 56,956 samples)

Rank 182109%

Min	Avg	Max
375	Read 482	515
301	Write 421	473
311	Mixed 393	435
321	SusWrite 415	463
96.1% 427 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.8	4K Read 34.1	39.8
42.6	4K Write 86.9	115
31.6	4K Mixed 47.9	58.4
159% 56.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 343	389
123	DQ Write 302	362
152	DQ Mixed 265	308
215% 304 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 11 mins ago.

730GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 474 479 468 419 416 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 484

Mixed 409

SusWrite 456

105% 467 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 57

194% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 367

DQ Mixed 290

241% 346 MB/s

AUS-User, 22 mins ago.

672GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 445 474 478 477 476 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 408

SusWrite 468

105% 466 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 56.3

188% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 284

238% 345 MB/s

BEL-User, 15 mins ago.

899GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 400 408 415 387 377 MB/s

99.2% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 391

SusWrite 393

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 70.6

4K Mixed 38.7

129% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 290

237% 338 MB/s

AUS-User, 27 mins ago.

483GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 344 357 326 365 357 MB/s

74.1% Very good

Write 354

Mixed 348

SusWrite 353

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 26.1

4K Mixed 21.5

82% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 59.7

DQ Mixed 127

117% 188 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 26,442,843 SSDs tested.

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Typical MX500 1TB Builds (Compare 31,834 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 96%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $198Bench 85%, 281,715 samples	15,772x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $236Bench 86%, 95,023 samples	4,605x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $280Bench 88%, 166,086 samples	4,332x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $370Bench 106%, 133,687 samples	4,825x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 111%, 164,684 samples	3,445x
RX 580AMD $159Bench 57%, 438,547 samples	1,834x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $107Bench 109%, 56,956 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 226,313 samples	3,989x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 85%, 123,414 samples	1,999x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $98Bench 84%, 83,956 samples	1,784x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $875

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

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GBR-User

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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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Excellent

12 days 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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Speed Comparisons

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $365	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $55

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD1

MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 109% (182^nd of 1021)

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MX500 1TB

Average Bench: 109% (182nd of 1021)

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