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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 106% (237th of 1080)

Based on 84,379 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000MX500SSD1
Poor: 81%Average: 106% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 6.1% 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 197MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 42.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MX500 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 415MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 84,379 samples)
Rank 237106%
Min Avg Max
329 Read 415 511
318 Write 425 470
312 Mixed 375 411
325 SusWrite 418 466
92.1% 408 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 4K Read 35.2 43.5
45.7 4K Write 82.2 116
32.4 4K Mixed 47.7 60.7
158% 55 MB/s
Min Avg Max
218 DQ Read 348 389
178 DQ Write 311 366
124 DQ Mixed 197 292
184% 285 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 468 471 468 471 470 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 476
Mixed 405
SusWrite 468
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.2
195% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 289
240% 346 MB/s
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 438 452 465 457 450 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 387
Write 466
Mixed 388
SusWrite 450
96% 423 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 57.9
196% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 159
174% 293 MB/s
654GB free
Firmware: M3CR046
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 443 435 442 441 441 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 461
Mixed 385
SusWrite 438
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.7
196% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 159
176% 297 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR046
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 431 434 430 436 437 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 375
Write 461
Mixed 382
SusWrite 432
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 54.7
180% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 162
180% 305 MB/s
641GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 448 449 456 457 454 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 461
Mixed 409
SusWrite 447
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 46.2
155% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 292
237% 336 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 401 418 420 426 418 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 423
Mixed 369
SusWrite 410
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 51.5
166% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 157
170% 286 MB/s
387GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 352 359 303 353 357 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 438
Mixed 394
SusWrite 347
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 50.3
167% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 198
153% 210 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 366 368 381 392 394 MB/s
81.3% Excellent
Read 399
Write 412
Mixed 381
SusWrite 374
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 68.1
4K Mixed 29.2
111% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 65.9
87% 151 MB/s
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $235Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,566x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $126Bench 93%, 321,194 samples8,287x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $380Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,041x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,580x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,452x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,262x
SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial  $148Bench 106%, 84,379 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples2,077x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,533x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,016x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $944

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