Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (44,787)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +10% Effective Speed 10%Average Score +8% Read -3%, Write 4%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment +2% User Rating 4%, Market Share -141%, Price -40%, Value 185%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -13%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age 33%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 108% (223^rd of 1071)

Based on 44,787 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 83%Average: 108% Great: 125%

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 44,787 samples)

Rank 223108%

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

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

ARM-User, 14 mins ago.

130GB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 463 463 463 461 463 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 419

SusWrite 463

104% 461 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 57.8

187% 67.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 279

229% 328 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 465 465 465 465 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 409

SusWrite 464

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 53.6

185% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 301

245% 348 MB/s

POL-User, 2 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 458 462 463 464 463 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 412

SusWrite 461

104% 463 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 54

186% 68.3 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 297

241% 341 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

252GB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 453 460 459 456 458 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 383

SusWrite 457

99% 438 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 72.4

4K Mixed 42.5

138% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 284

230% 325 MB/s

GBR-User, 35 mins ago.

31GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 434 430 431 433 432 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 391

SusWrite 432

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 87.5

4K Mixed 48.1

160% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 180

140% 192 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 hr ago.

334GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 456 457 457 457 455 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 429

Mixed 382

SusWrite 444

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 64.8

4K Mixed 40.9

133% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 276

222% 313 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 351 376 395 402 402 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 362

Mixed 343

SusWrite 379

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 36.6

119% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 148

151% 247 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 358 358 361 358 361 MB/s

80% Very good

Write 362

Mixed 327

SusWrite 359

78% 343 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 45.3

4K Mixed 31.2

103% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 160

153% 246 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $99Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	6,120x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $220Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,145x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $157Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,438x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $380Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,113x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 99%, 461,061 samples	1,018x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $220Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	870x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $145Bench 108%, 44,787 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $47Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,541x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	762x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $47Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	591x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $801

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $359	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $457	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12600K $223	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $850	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $47	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (223rd of 1071)

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