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Effective Speed -424%Effective Speed -424%Average Score -508%Read -789%, Write -994%, 4K Read -156%, 4K Write -145%, Mixed -662%, 4K Mixed -133%, SusWrite -674%Peak Score -710%Read -1,056%, Write -1,260%, 4K Read -359%, 4K Write -224%, Mixed -904%, 4K Mixed -268%, SusWrite -897%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -549%DQ Read -705%, DQ Write -523%, DQ Mixed -677%, ADQ Read -584%, ADQ Write -413%, ADQ Mixed -566%, Age -301%, AS-SSD Total -626%

Average Bench: 104% (246^th of 1080)

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 246104%

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

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NLD-User, 19 days ago.

345GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 440 428 458 460 435 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 453

SusWrite 430

104% 463 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 95.4

4K Mixed 51.7

178% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 241

184% 248 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 days ago.

271GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 456 444 391 397 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 458

SusWrite 432

104% 464 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 52.6

175% 62.1 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 203

157% 216 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asrock X570 Pro4

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	127x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $150Bench 98%, 89,263 samples	100x

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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	66x
RX 5700-XTAMD $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	62x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	54x

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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 $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	18x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $565

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Ct500mx5

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Average Bench: 104% (246^th of 1080)