Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (26,062)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $208

Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average Score +7% Read 4%, Write 3%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 40%Peak Score +0%Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment -51%User Rating 5%, Market Share -259%, Price -83%, Value 132%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -8%, Age 46%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 106% (222^nd of 1058)

Based on 26,062 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 78%Average: 106% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 5.7% 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 241MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 46.4%. 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 381MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 419MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 26,062 samples)

Rank 222106%

Min	Avg	Max
373	Read 481	514
330	Write 419	472
310	Mixed 381	412
290	SusWrite 419	472
95.5% 425 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23	4K Read 33	38.8
39.4	4K Write 82.8	114
27.2	4K Mixed 45.7	56.6
152% 53.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
211	DQ Read 323	386
110	DQ Write 277	367
120	DQ Mixed 241	294
197% 280 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

AUT-User, 1 hr ago.

449GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 450 462 460 463 460 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 411

SusWrite 459

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 52.8

180% 65.6 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 291

238% 340 MB/s

BEL-User, 2 hrs ago.

433GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 462 447 419 431 410 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 405

SusWrite 436

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 52.8

184% 66.3 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 366

DQ Mixed 119

146% 252 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

791GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 446 450 450 450 452 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 402

SusWrite 448

102% 451 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 47.5

160% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 295

240% 342 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 454 455 462 455 457 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 461

Mixed 402

SusWrite 453

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 88.2

4K Mixed 45.5

156% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 289

236% 335 MB/s

CAN-User, 26 mins ago.

2TB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 412 410 412 412 414 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 394

SusWrite 412

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 92

4K Mixed 50.8

168% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 182

141% 193 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

349GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 442 451 456 458 445 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 407

SusWrite 449

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 59.2

4K Mixed 45.9

149% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 226

173% 242 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 426 428 426 429 427 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 389

SusWrite 428

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 82.7

4K Mixed 49.2

160% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 184

143% 196 MB/s

FRA-User, 25 mins ago.

607GB free

Firmware: M3CR010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 329 402 337 345 392 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 388

Mixed 322

SusWrite 343

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 82

4K Mixed 35.3

130% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 260

217% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 8 mins ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 425 427 426 427 425 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 398

Mixed 351

SusWrite 424

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 36.3

125% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 24

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 126

89% 107 MB/s

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Gaming 90%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $199Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	35,417x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 86%, 591,493 samples	11,511x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $279Bench 84%, 264,970 samples	8,707x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples	8,387x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples	7,896x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 268,091 samples	5,558x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $208Bench 106%, 26,062 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	9,315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 84%, 243,416 samples	4,487x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	3,815x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,011

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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 i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $277	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	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: 106% (222nd of 1058)

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Average Bench: 106% (222^nd of 1058)