Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average User Bench +3% Read 2%, Write 0%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite 32%Peak Lab Bench -4%Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -261%User Rating -22%, Market Share -1,079%, Price -68%, Value 126%Nice To Haves +21% DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 178%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 108% (170^th of 1003)

Based on 2,703 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 87%Average: 108% Great: 123%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 8.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MX500 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 272MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 387MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 420MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,703 samples)

Rank 170108%

Min	Avg	Max
387	Read 479	514
327	Write 422	469
319	Mixed 387	421
332	SusWrite 420	465
96.1% 427 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.7	4K Read 32.4	38
58.2	4K Write 90.3	118
32.2	4K Mixed 46.7	55.8
157% 56.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
214	DQ Read 349	388
183	DQ Write 314	360
181	DQ Mixed 272	300
220% 312 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 52 mins ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 451 453 462 462 462 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 409

SusWrite 445

102% 455 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 49.9

168% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 290

238% 340 MB/s

SWE-User, 7 mins ago.

152GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 458 458 466 467 466 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 461

Mixed 408

SusWrite 463

104% 461 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 48.8

164% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 289

234% 331 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 424 427 432 428 430 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 399

SusWrite 427

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 96.1

4K Mixed 50.7

171% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 181

142% 197 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

755GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 428 428 420 431 432 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 371

SusWrite 426

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 93.8

4K Mixed 45.5

155% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 289

216% 286 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 373 436 442 428 430 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 386

SusWrite 419

96% 429 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 44.3

145% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 298

239% 338 MB/s

USA-User, 50 mins ago.

358GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 433 436 439 441 441 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 399

SusWrite 436

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 45.8

153% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 252

194% 262 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 374 316 373 372 366 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 363

Mixed 341

SusWrite 361

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 43.1

152% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 290

235% 333 MB/s

USA-User, 53 mins ago.

671GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 403 428 424 428 428 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 397

SusWrite 398

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 38.3

131% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 282

210% 279 MB/s

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Gaming 95%

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Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 96%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $140

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $222Bench 99%, 136,391 samples	8,797x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $156Bench 92%, 80,229 samples	2,777x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 88%, 168,002 samples	2,134x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 631,382 samples	1,484x
RX 580AMD $180Bench 70%, 217,554 samples	1,366x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	1,337x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $219Bench 108%, 2,703 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 86%, 215,650 samples	1,585x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $98Bench 89%, 67,299 samples	1,507x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 90%, 59,425 samples	869x

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Value: 148% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,049

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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 CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (170^th of 1003)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $140

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (170th of 1003)

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