Ct500mx5

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Effective Speed +6% Effective Speed 6%Average Score +10% Read 3%, Write 5%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 18%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 37%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -23%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total -17%

Average Bench: 104% (238^th of 1072)

Based on 488 user benchmarks. Model: CT500MX5 00SSD4

Poor: 66%Average: 104% Great: 122%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ct500mx5 0 500GB averaged 4.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ct500mx5 0 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ct500mx5 0 500GB is 56.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ct500mx5 0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 250MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 407MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 488 samples)

Rank 238104%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 472	513
300	Write 426	473
302	Mixed 424	465
278	SusWrite 407	459
97.3% 432 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	4K Read 34.7	41.8
31.5	4K Write 84.7	117
24.5	4K Mixed 47.4	59.4
158% 55.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
142	DQ Read 250	288
113	DQ Write 245	305
117	DQ Mixed 223	270
174% 239 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 435 418 421 416 461 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 458

SusWrite 433

105% 465 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 99.3

4K Mixed 53.5

176% 63.1 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 250

194% 263 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

176GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 437 437 448 452 449 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 450

SusWrite 420

103% 456 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 87.2

4K Mixed 51.2

167% 58.4 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 252

197% 270 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 months ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 436 441 427 424 442 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 427

SusWrite 433

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 46.8

157% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 246

191% 260 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 days ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 403 430 426 418 408 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 403

SusWrite 410

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 86.2

4K Mixed 43.4

154% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 40

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 61

53% 75.8 MB/s

NLD-User, 27 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 243 107 291 312 242 MB/s

88.8% Excellent

Write 450

Mixed 415

SusWrite 216

88% 393 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 64.4

4K Mixed 44

138% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 251

196% 268 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 months ago.

241GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 428 431 423 428 418 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 350

Mixed 328

SusWrite 425

85% 375 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 59.9

4K Mixed 35.8

115% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 239

175% 228 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 451 260 397 302 301 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 80

Mixed 426

SusWrite 352

56% 247 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 40.1

155% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 258

203% 281 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asrock X570 Pro4

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	141x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	121x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	97x

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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	61x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	59x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	53x

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0 500GBCt500mx5Bench 104%, 488 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	19x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	17x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Ct500mx5

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Average Bench: 104% (238^th of 1072)

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