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Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 54.6% (843rd of 1058)

Based on 34,021 user benchmarks.  Model: CT120BX500SSD1
Poor: 33%Average: 54.6% Great: 85%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 120GB averaged 45.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 215MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 120GB is 51.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX500 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 118MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,021 samples)
Rank 84354.6%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 459 511
214 Write 367 443
10.5 Mixed 202 422
76.4 SusWrite 118 259
63.6% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 26.8 35.5
4.55 4K Write 34.1 105
0.4 4K Mixed 13.1 30.7
75.4% 24.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.7 DQ Read 158 201
16.5 DQ Write 215 343
0.5 DQ Mixed 19.4 46.2
61.2% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
87GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 58 58 81 50 50 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 501
Write 441
Mixed 427
SusWrite 109
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 8.5
80% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 1.1
74% 174 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 131 41 46 55 67 MB/s
48% Average
Read 452
Write 381
Mixed 376
SusWrite 94.3
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 1.2
52% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 1.1
67% 156 MB/s
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Typical BX500 120GB Builds (Compare 82,488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $60

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $154Bench 75%, 803,461 samples19,984x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $179Bench 82%, 1,192,841 samples14,676x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $280Bench 78%, 350,428 samples6,354x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 55%, 758,433 samples8,695x
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 46%, 413,759 samples6,543x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 371,993 samples5,498x
SSD
BX500 120GBCrucial  $40Bench 55%, 34,021 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 85%, 606,492 samples5,159x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 80%, 558,010 samples3,675x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $58Bench 84%, 278,296 samples2,550x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $543

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18 months ago.

This is fastest/cheapest way to take an old sluggish comp that has not had any upgrades in years, & spending like 35$ to make it run like 10 times as fast just by adding this (depending on old comp stuff, but really just adding to put OS on it and a couple programs always used on it) Idt there is a cheaper faster way to get more performance increase overall than by getting one of these lil cheap things.

FRA-User
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Excellent

2 years ago.

best cheapest, highest value for money

JPN-User
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3,190

Excellent

3 years ago.

This is one best buy for a laptop.

NLD-User
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Average

18 months ago.

Gives new life to a imedia sa 3600 from packard bell

kuroiikaze
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Good

2 years ago.

Just for boost it feel best and cheap. slap on a old hardware it better than price one

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