Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

MX500 2TB
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Effective Speed -402%Effective Speed -402%Average Score -519%Read -836%, Write -998%, 4K Read -146%, 4K Write -130%, Mixed -747%, 4K Mixed -122%, SusWrite -654%Peak Score -713%Read -1,047%, Write -1,243%, 4K Read -336%, 4K Write -218%, Mixed -1,022%, 4K Mixed -258%, SusWrite -869%Value & Sentiment -140%User Rating -16%, Market Share -237%, Price 32%, Value -341%Nice To Haves -468%DQ Read -496%, DQ Write -418%, DQ Mixed -617%, ADQ Read -412%, ADQ Write -328%, ADQ Mixed -570%, Age -398%, AS-SSD Total -500%

Average Bench: 108% (232^nd of 1080)

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 232108%

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

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 447 446 449 448 449 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 387

SusWrite 447

96% 423 MB/s

4K Read 42.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 59.2

195% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 162

180% 304 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: M3CR032

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 366 446 449 452 446 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 408

SusWrite 414

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 96.5

4K Mixed 52.1

172% 61.5 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 290

240% 343 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 434 436 391 433 434 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 380

SusWrite 427

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 55.3

182% 62.5 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 156

170% 285 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

968GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 402 417 430 427 427 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 378

SusWrite 420

92% 406 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 72

4K Mixed 48.3

156% 52.4 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 161

180% 304 MB/s

POL-User, 1 hr ago.

679GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 384 414 426 424 424 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 381

SusWrite 414

88% 387 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 76.9

4K Mixed 41.5

142% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 175

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 93.8

114% 194 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

477GB free

Firmware: M3CR046

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 394 383 405 393 389 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 401

Mixed 365

SusWrite 389

86% 379 MB/s

4K Read 35.7

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 30.6

130% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 152

121% 168 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,955x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,804x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,483x
RX 5700-XTAMD $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,140x

SSD
MX500 2TBCrucial $155Bench 108%, 44,787 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,961x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	999x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	766x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

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Crucial CT2000MX500SSD1

MX500 2TB

Average Bench: 108% (232nd of 1080)

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