Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (43,771)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +11% Effective Speed 11%Average Score +10% Read -2%, Write 6%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 49%Peak Score +4% Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment -3%User Rating 4%, Market Share -120%, Price -66%, Value 170%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 107% (214^th of 1058)

Based on 43,771 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 84%Average: 107% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 7.3% 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 221MB/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 2TB is 41.1%. 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 379MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 448MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43,771 samples)

Rank 214107%

Min	Avg	Max
342	Read 448	513
349	Write 424	472
330	Mixed 379	411
341	SusWrite 425	470
94.4% 419 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.5	4K Read 34.4	43.2
43	4K Write 86.3	117
31.1	4K Mixed 47.9	59.6
159% 56.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 330	389
124	DQ Write 288	366
118	DQ Mixed 221	294
190% 280 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 41 mins ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 425 452 462 463 467 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 401

SusWrite 427

102% 452 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 46.6

170% 64.5 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 288

233% 330 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

381GB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 325 446 454 446 453 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 412

SusWrite 405

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 87.6

4K Mixed 46

155% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 284

233% 333 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

850GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 434 433 432 434 433 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 400

SusWrite 433

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 92.5

4K Mixed 49.8

165% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 195

150% 206 MB/s

ROU-User, 2 hrs ago.

791GB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 428 420 419 416 415 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 370

SusWrite 424

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 42

155% 61.9 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 285

230% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 1 min ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 428 422 430 429 432 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 396

SusWrite 426

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 45.6

151% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 292

236% 335 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

985GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 433 421 417 411 432 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 397

SusWrite 423

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 49.2

163% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 181

140% 193 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

147GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 448 450 452 450 143 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 407

Mixed 360

SusWrite 394

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 68.5

4K Mixed 42.2

138% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 284

228% 323 MB/s

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $127

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples	45,173x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples	14,896x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $363Bench 84%, 293,678 samples	10,940x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples	10,057x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	9,622x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 373,446 samples	6,850x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $179Bench 107%, 43,771 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	11,702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	5,767x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $66Bench 84%, 274,005 samples	4,826x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $954

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 107% (214^th of 1058)

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MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 107% (214th of 1058)

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