Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (13,866)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $213

Effective Speed +9% Effective Speed 9%Average Score +8% Read 5%, Write 4%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score +2% Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment -70%User Rating 1%, Market Share -366%, Price -70%, Value 154%Nice To Haves +11% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -7%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 84%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 107% (200^th of 1037)

Based on 13,866 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 77%Average: 107% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 7.4% 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 251MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 47%. 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. Sustained Write Speed 423MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,866 samples)

Rank 200107%

Min	Avg	Max
371	Read 481	513
337	Write 425	471
314	Mixed 384	417
339	SusWrite 423	467
96.3% 428 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	4K Read 33	38.9
40.4	4K Write 86.6	116
26.9	4K Mixed 46.6	56.5
156% 55.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
198	DQ Read 328	388
177	DQ Write 296	363
138	DQ Mixed 251	297
205% 291 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

695GB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 433 455 462 455 455 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 418

SusWrite 448

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 55.6

186% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 295

240% 342 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

385GB free

Firmware: M3CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 403 459 464 464 461 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 221

Mixed 385

SusWrite 447

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 33.2

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 47.8

159% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 292

238% 337 MB/s

USA-User, 41 mins ago.

577GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 372 425 422 423 421 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 407

SusWrite 387

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 49.7

164% 58.4 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 288

236% 337 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

561GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 429 430 430 429 431 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 394

SusWrite 430

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 49.8

164% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 184

143% 197 MB/s

USA-User, 25 mins ago.

577GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 378 434 430 431 431 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 402

SusWrite 388

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 89.8

4K Mixed 48.9

166% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 30.4

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 289

193% 221 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

103GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 236 325 294 316 302 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 330

Mixed 323

SusWrite 273

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 29.3

4K Mixed 17.9

68% 22.1 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 167

DQ Mixed 208

166% 236 MB/s

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Typical MX500 2TB Builds (Compare 38,289 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $175Bench 84%, 485,030 samples	19,208x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $284Bench 87%, 303,631 samples	5,957x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $220Bench 86%, 143,138 samples	4,912x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 207,343 samples	5,220x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $505Bench 113%, 288,144 samples	5,006x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 70%, 112,424 samples	2,838x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $213Bench 107%, 13,866 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	4,737x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 86%, 140,499 samples	2,241x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 86%, 164,493 samples	2,057x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $982

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

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $299	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 107% (200^th of 1037)

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 107% (200th of 1037)

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