Ct500mx5

CT500MX50 500GB

CT500MX50 500GB
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Effective Speed +6% Effective Speed 6%Average Score +4% Read -1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 27%Peak Score +4% Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read 8%, ADQ Write 10%, ADQ Mixed -8%, Age 28%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 104% (236^th of 1072)

Based on 148 user benchmarks. Model: CT500MX5 CT500MX500SSD1

Poor: 73%Average: 104% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ct500mx5 CT500MX50 500GB averaged 4.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ct500mx5 CT500MX50 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 241MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ct500mx5 CT500MX50 500GB is 50.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ct500mx5 CT500MX50 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 376MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 390MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 148 samples)

Rank 236104%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 453	514
222	Write 395	466
273	Mixed 390	441
238	SusWrite 376	435
90.8% 403 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 31.8	41.5
40.5	4K Write 91.6	140
26.2	4K Mixed 45.5	60.1
155% 56.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
206	DQ Read 353	391
111	DQ Write 318	355
46.6	DQ Mixed 241	297
206% 304 MB/s

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

AUS-User, 9 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 405 399 446 443 448 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 386

SusWrite 418

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 42.4

142% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 291

239% 341 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

324GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR045

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 355 431 413 392 368 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 405

Mixed 365

SusWrite 379

85% 374 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 61.5

4K Mixed 42.1

133% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 157

160% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 19 months ago.

342GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 367 366 367 299 194 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 355

Mixed 330

SusWrite 323

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 47.2

4K Mixed 33.5

95% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 156

166% 275 MB/s

CAN-User, 16 months ago.

257GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 338 233 294 331 380 MB/s

66.7% Good

Write 263

Mixed 250

SusWrite 315

62% 274 MB/s

4K Read 15.2

4K Write 33.3

4K Mixed 21.2

68% 23.2 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 270

225% 324 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	485x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	338x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
CT500MX50 500GBCt500mx5Bench 104%, 148 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $260

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CT500MX50 500GB

Average Bench: 104% (236^th of 1072)

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