Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
BENCHMARKS (28,596)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +9% Effective Speed 9%Average Score +7% Read 2%, Write 3%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score +2% Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment -2%User Rating 5%, Market Share -175%, Price -33%, Value 195%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -13%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -6%, Age 41%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 108% (214^th of 1058)

Based on 28,596 user benchmarks. Model: CT2000MX500SSD1

Poor: 86%Average: 108% Great: 125%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial MX500 2TB averaged 7.7% 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 246MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MX500 2TB is 39.1%. 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 379MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 421MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 28,596 samples)

Rank 214108%

Min	Avg	Max
362	Read 474	515
323	Write 421	473
313	Mixed 379	414
342	SusWrite 425	472
95.6% 425 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.6	4K Read 33.9	41.2
48.5	4K Write 85.4	117
32.4	4K Mixed 47	57.3
157% 55.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
214	DQ Read 335	388
124	DQ Write 289	367
136	DQ Mixed 246	294
202% 290 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 57 mins ago.

702GB free

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 470 470 473 471 469 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 393

SusWrite 470

98% 431 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 62.9

206% 72.8 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 161

180% 305 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

896GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 472 474 471 470 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 405

SusWrite 472

105% 465 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 55.5

192% 69 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 367

DQ Mixed 290

241% 346 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 442 448 456 461 444 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 399

SusWrite 449

100% 446 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 99.1

4K Mixed 50.2

170% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 291

238% 340 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

129GB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 380 235 124 266 342 MB/s

98.4% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 374

SusWrite 283

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 45.2

151% 53.7 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 282

229% 324 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

2TB free

Firmware: M3CR033

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 254 257 243 263 312 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 373

Mixed 350

SusWrite 275

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 61.7

4K Mixed 39.2

129% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 280

215% 294 MB/s

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $242Bench 82%, 777,977 samples	40,570x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $326Bench 85%, 593,991 samples	13,285x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $345Bench 83%, 281,928 samples	9,824x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 395,717 samples	9,276x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	8,817x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 242,762 samples	6,255x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $168Bench 108%, 28,596 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 86%, 449,944 samples	10,576x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 84%, 255,633 samples	5,176x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 85%, 273,381 samples	4,344x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $988

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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 i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $300	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (214^th of 1058)

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (214th of 1058)

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