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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 107% (223rd of 1071)

Based on 26,659 user benchmarks.  Model: CT1000MX500SSD4
Poor: 86%Average: 107% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB averaged 7.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 404MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,659 samples)
Rank 223107%
Min Avg Max
402 Read 479 514
339 Write 424 468
338 Mixed 403 435
297 SusWrite 404 458
96.2% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 33.9 39.5
54.7 4K Write 87.2 114
34.7 4K Mixed 48.2 57.9
159% 56.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 323 390
180 DQ Write 292 362
182 DQ Mixed 265 307
210% 293 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 435 436 436 435 436 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 404
Mixed 393
SusWrite 436
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 51.5
163% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 196
152% 209 MB/s
129GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 425 425 413 409 388 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 408
Mixed 378
SusWrite 413
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 43.5
146% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 298
246% 352 MB/s
359GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 466 468 465 316 278 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 335
Write 316
Mixed 288
SusWrite 402
76% 335 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 45.3
164% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 296
236% 330 MB/s
781GB free
Firmware: 023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 305 330 346 338 346 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 434
Mixed 407
SusWrite 326
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 44.3
146% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 304
243% 341 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 372 381 89 394 392 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 481
Write 400
Mixed 366
SusWrite 331
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 28.5
97% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 202
145% 188 MB/s
847GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 181 244 181 108 111 MB/s
45.4% Average
Read 314
Write 248
Mixed 254
SusWrite 171
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 17.4
56% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 84.7
DQ Mixed 116
84% 109 MB/s
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Typical CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB Builds (Compare 21,137 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,561x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $220Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,932x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,667x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $279Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,369x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,218x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $420Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,165x
SSD
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TBBench 107%, 26,659 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,420x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples879x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $567

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Intel Core i5-13600K $316Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $30
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