Crucial CT480M500SSD3

M500 mSATA 480GB

M500 mSATA 480GB
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Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -31%Read -8%, Write -9%, 4K Read -69%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -87%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -22%Read -4%, Write -16%, 4K Read -66%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -409%, Value -279%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read -12%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -79%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -139%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 76.8% (538^th of 1072)

Based on 390 user benchmarks. Model: Crucial_CT480M500SSD3

Poor: 56%Average: 76.8% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 245MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB is 38.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 390 samples)

Rank 53876.8%

Min	Avg	Max
329	Read 423	489
274	Write 372	417
255	Mixed 350	442
98.4	SusWrite 281	401
80.1% 356 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.6	4K Read 20.3	25.9
22.1	4K Write 64.6	108
10.5	4K Mixed 24.1	36.1
95.8% 36.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.3	DQ Read 236	327
76.4	DQ Write 245	324
12.7	DQ Mixed 109	185
118% 197 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 240 160 170 178 161 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 413

Mixed 330

SusWrite 197

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 32.7

119% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 181

169% 261 MB/s

DNK-User, 4 months ago.

305GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 305 303 311 311 313 MB/s

79% Very good

Write 373

Mixed 315

SusWrite 300

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 59.4

4K Mixed 28.5

100% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 182

171% 266 MB/s

CHE-User, 3 months ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 229 196 194 196 188 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 371

Mixed 289

SusWrite 218

71% 315 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 72.2

4K Mixed 30.1

110% 41.5 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 181

173% 270 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

427GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 368 358 368 368 370 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 402

Mixed 322

SusWrite 366

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 38.9

4K Mixed 23.7

81% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 98.3

DQ Mixed 125

93% 124 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

111GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 221 132 141 112 136 MB/s

68.6% Good

Write 392

Mixed 322

SusWrite 173

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 46.7

4K Mixed 25.8

88% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 325

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 180

174% 273 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

447GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 293 334 312 379 378 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 263

Mixed 266

SusWrite 333

67% 298 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 40.3

4K Mixed 21.9

73% 26 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 178

158% 238 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 months ago.

35GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 180 57 44 55 44 MB/s

60.9% Good

Write 349

Mixed 295

SusWrite 98.5

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 58.5

4K Mixed 28.2

99% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 179

DQ Write 181

DQ Mixed 46.8

72% 136 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

249GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 243 217 188 183 187 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 294

Mixed 266

SusWrite 216

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 9

4K Write 46.6

4K Mixed 11.4

53% 22.3 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 173

164% 255 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MMLP7AP-00

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	7x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	7x

SSD
M500 mSATA 480GBCrucial $488Bench 77%, 390 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1866 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 250 samples	2x
CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 51%, 9,208 samples	2x
SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 973 samples	1x

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Value: 23% - Poor

Total price: $881

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT480M500SSD3

M500 mSATA 480GB

Average Bench: 76.8% (538^th of 1072)

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