Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (5,343)
MKT (0.1%)
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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Effective Speed +9% Effective Speed 9%Average User Bench +8% Read 5%, Write 2%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 38%Peak Lab Bench +1% Read 3%, Write -3%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment -185%User Rating -1%, Market Share -868%, Price -42%, Value 173%Nice To Haves +17% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed -0%, Age 132%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 108% (176^th of 1011)

Based on 5,343 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

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

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 7.6% 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 255MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 40.7%. 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 416MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,343 samples)

Rank 176108%

Min	Avg	Max
379	Read 482	515
318	Write 422	471
310	Mixed 387	422
307	SusWrite 416	466
96% 427 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	4K Read 32.8	38.1
52.9	4K Write 90.2	119
31.5	4K Mixed 47	56.5
158% 56.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
194	DQ Read 328	388
142	DQ Write 293	360
149	DQ Mixed 255	299
207% 292 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SWE-User, 3 hrs ago.

419GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 447 452 459 459 459 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 388

SusWrite 454

101% 449 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 53.5

182% 66.5 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 297

241% 342 MB/s

USA-User, 43 mins ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 458 456 459 460 459 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 419

SusWrite 457

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 47

157% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 368

DQ Mixed 290

242% 348 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 408 421 411 409 415 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 376

SusWrite 410

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 47.2

168% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 289

234% 330 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 323 393 373 454 456 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 396

Mixed 382

SusWrite 406

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 41.4

137% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 288

235% 334 MB/s

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Gaming 75%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $133

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $185Bench 82%, 186,600 samples	11,295x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $148Bench 79%, 126,662 samples	3,496x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $118Bench 75%, 245,199 samples	2,738x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $369Bench 78%, 706,612 samples	1,951x
RX 580AMD $180Bench 54%, 292,718 samples	1,796x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $285Bench 56%, 747,470 samples	1,718x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $199Bench 108%, 5,343 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 250,350 samples	2,034x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $90Bench 87%, 94,832 samples	1,929x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 84,902 samples	1,065x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $951

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $234	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $210	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $340	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (176th of 1011)

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