Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (25,643)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $190

Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +8% Read 4%, Write 3%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 40%Peak Score +0%Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment -55%User Rating 4%, Market Share -295%, Price -74%, Value 145%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 51%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 108% (214^th of 1058)

Based on 25,643 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 84%Average: 108% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 7.8% 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 246MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 40.8%. 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 384MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 424MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25,643 samples)

Rank 214108%

Min	Avg	Max
390	Read 484	515
339	Write 424	472
323	Mixed 384	414
335	SusWrite 426	472
96.6% 429 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.4	4K Read 33.5	38.8
45.1	4K Write 86.5	116
30.6	4K Mixed 46.9	56.7
157% 55.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
214	DQ Read 325	387
141	DQ Write 287	366
122	DQ Mixed 246	296
201% 286 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 472 473 471 470 471 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 410

SusWrite 470

105% 466 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 53.6

179% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 367

DQ Mixed 290

240% 345 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 439 438 440 438 439 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 394

SusWrite 438

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 95.2

4K Mixed 52.5

174% 61.6 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 184

142% 196 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 378 365 371 374 374 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 367

Mixed 352

SusWrite 362

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 48.7

148% 52.4 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 289

237% 338 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 315 318 321 320 321 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 388

SusWrite 318

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 79.3

4K Mixed 38.5

138% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 285

234% 334 MB/s

SGP-User, 3 hrs ago.

580GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 282 286 310 304 337 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 353

Mixed 364

SusWrite 302

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 31.8

4K Mixed 30.7

102% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 144

110% 152 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

772GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 309 306 314 337 342 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 324

Mixed 309

SusWrite 318

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 31.6

4K Mixed 23.1

73% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 276

230% 330 MB/s

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Typical MX500 2TB Builds (Compare 69,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 91%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 86%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $234Bench 84%, 753,232 samples	33,140x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 87%, 506,214 samples	10,754x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $249Bench 85%, 218,991 samples	8,193x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples	7,977x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples	7,524x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 224,893 samples	5,183x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $190Bench 108%, 25,643 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	8,730x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 83%, 223,106 samples	4,169x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	3,606x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,028

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (214th of 1058)

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