Average Bench: 108% (224th of 1072)

Based on 44,787 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 8.0% 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 222MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 42%. 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 376MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 443MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44,787 samples)
Min Avg Max
336 Read 443 514
321 Write 420 472
311 Mixed 376 412
331 SusWrite 421 471
93.5% 415 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 34.9 43.8
47.5 4K Write 89.1 119
30.9 4K Mixed 48.6 61.2
162% 57.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 334 389
181 DQ Write 294 366
118 DQ Mixed 222 292
191% 283 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 329 468 468 468 468 MB/s
Read 510
Write 465
Mixed 408
SusWrite 428
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 54.5
186% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 284
234% 335 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: M3CR043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 449 444 460 434 452 MB/s
Read 390
Write 467
Mixed 386
SusWrite 446
96% 422 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 56.6
189% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 159
178% 302 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 438 435 422 439 436 MB/s
Read 379
Write 464
Mixed 385
SusWrite 436
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 55.9
187% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 162
179% 302 MB/s
260GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 456 455 465 465 459 MB/s
Read 500
Write 459
Mixed 400
SusWrite 457
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 46
151% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 285
230% 327 MB/s
220GB free
Firmware: M3CR043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 370 418 406 406 411 MB/s
Read 356
Write 414
Mixed 371
SusWrite 396
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54.3
181% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 151
167% 283 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 270 257 249 317 308 MB/s
Read 307
Write 72.4
Mixed 306
SusWrite 275
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 18.6
74% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 150
164% 276 MB/s
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $614

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

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Excellent

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2TB SSD at $215 is an excellent deals right now. A great high-capacity SATA SSD that is very reliable.


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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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