Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

BX500 120GB
BENCHMARKS (9,496)
MKT (0.2%)
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BUY • $22

Effective Speed -72%Effective Speed -72%Average User Bench -83%Read 2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -119%, Mixed -63%, 4K Mixed -238%, SusWrite -133%Peak Lab Bench -19%Read 2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -88%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment +75% User Rating -34%, Market Share -128%, Price 470%, Value -9%Nice To Haves -221%DQ Read -94%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -592%, ADQ Read -107%, ADQ Write -47%, ADQ Mixed -1,112%, Age 218%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 57.3% (767^th of 1016)

Based on 9,496 user benchmarks. Model: CT120BX500SSD1

Poor: 35%Average: 57.3% Great: 89%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 120GB averaged 42.7% 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 27.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 470MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 120GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX500 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 20.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,496 samples)

Rank 76757.3%

Min	Avg	Max
358	Read 470	513
221	Write 384	446
12.8	Mixed 220	422
76.5	SusWrite 129	333
66.9% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 27.6	35.8
6.46	4K Write 41.1	114
0.5	4K Mixed 13.4	30.2
80.8% 27.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.2	DQ Read 152	189
8.88	DQ Write 197	344
0.5	DQ Mixed 20.8	45.9
58.6% 123 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

112GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 314 73 62 69 63 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 313

Mixed 320

SusWrite 154

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 14.8

92% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 45.6

93% 184 MB/s

CHL-User, 56 mins ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 69 72 60 60 81 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 418

Mixed 25.2

SusWrite 114

58% 266 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 16.6

4K Mixed 22.3

85% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 28.2

DQ Write 96.1

DQ Mixed 34.4

34% 52.9 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 hrs ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 56 68 60 81 59 MB/s

52.7% Above average

Write 310

Mixed 403

SusWrite 116

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 14.3

4K Mixed 1.2

56% 15.4 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 1.1

68% 160 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 41 41 53 41 46 MB/s

40.2% Average

Write 402

Mixed 24.4

SusWrite 95.7

53% 242 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 17.8

4K Mixed 1

45% 13.9 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 17.1

DQ Mixed 1.1

26% 68.8 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 42 53 15 61 30 MB/s

37.6% Below average

Write 214

Mixed 295

SusWrite 90.3

61% 278 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 6.8

4K Mixed 0.6

44% 11.1 MB/s

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Typical BX500 120GB Builds (Compare 26,315 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 55%

Gunboat

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 55%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 75%, 299,991 samples	9,114x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $85Bench 67%, 85,929 samples	3,358x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $137Bench 80%, 148,578 samples	2,393x

GPU
RX 580AMD $159Bench 57%, 335,823 samples	3,949x
RX 570AMD $120Bench 49%, 140,389 samples	2,576x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples	1,600x

SSD
BX500 120GBCrucial $22Bench 57%, 9,496 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 294,777 samples	1,867x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $63Bench 84%, 60,015 samples	1,028x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 28,676 samples	740x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $432

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

15 days ago.

FRA-User

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Excellent

6 months ago.

best cheapest, highest value for money

JPN-User

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2,512

Excellent

14 months ago.

This is one best buy for a laptop.

kuroiikaze

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Good

4 months ago.

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

Average Bench: 57.3% (767^th of 1016)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

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Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

Average Bench: 57.3% (767th of 1016)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

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Average Bench: 57.3% (767^th of 1016)