Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

BX500 120GB
BENCHMARKS (5,943)
MKT (0.3%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $23

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

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Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average User Bench -72%Read -0%, Write -8%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -88%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -207%, SusWrite -123%Peak Lab Bench -21%Read 0%, Write -9%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment +51% User Rating -57%, Market Share -196%, Price 474%, Value -17%Nice To Haves -208%DQ Read -95%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -628%, ADQ Read -109%, ADQ Write -40%, ADQ Mixed -1,098%, Age 341%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 61.3% (713^th of 1011)

Based on 5,943 user benchmarks. Model: CT120BX500SSD1

Poor: 37%Average: 61.3% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial BX500 120GB averaged 38.7% 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 27.5MB/s

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

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 120GB is 57.5%. 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 22.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,943 samples)

Rank 71361.3%

Min	Avg	Max
347	Read 468	513
224	Write 390	449
12.7	Mixed 249	424
76.6	SusWrite 144	356
69.6% 313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 27.5	36.1
6.3	4K Write 50.1	120
0.7	4K Mixed 15.8	31.3
88.5% 31.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.3	DQ Read 160	197
13.8	DQ Write 215	345
0.5	DQ Mixed 22.8	46.1
63.1% 132 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

JPN-User, 3 hrs ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 426 422 395 391 383 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 406

SusWrite 409

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 92

4K Mixed 26.1

125% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 44.6

93% 182 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 hr ago.

39GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 65 42 46 48 48 MB/s

58.4% Above average

Write 449

Mixed 428

SusWrite 102

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 15.5

4K Mixed 10.4

69% 19.1 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 1

75% 176 MB/s

AUS-User, 17 mins ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 228 132 132 132 113 MB/s

52% Above average

Write 416

Mixed 400

SusWrite 155

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 12.7

4K Mixed 1.2

47% 13.2 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 1.1

73% 171 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 207 53 27 30 30 MB/s

32% Below average

Write 335

Mixed 9.2

SusWrite 80.6

46% 210 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 5.5

4K Mixed 3.1

38% 9.67 MB/s

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Typical BX500 120GB Builds (Compare 10,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 56%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $133Bench 75%, 189,046 samples	4,555x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $80Bench 62%, 58,975 samples	1,031x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $146Bench 79%, 95,030 samples	998x

GPU
RX 580AMD $173Bench 55%, 224,085 samples	1,974x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 47%, 74,293 samples	990x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 56%, 658,194 samples	695x

SSD
BX500 120GBCrucial $23Bench 61%, 5,943 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $72Bench 86%, 38,936 samples	844x
3000 C16 Series 2x4GBUnknownBench 88%, 5,727 samples	449x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $475

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Excellent

1 month ago.

best cheapest, highest value for money

JPN-User

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Excellent

9 months ago.

This is one best buy for a laptop.

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Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia GTX 1660 $220	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $102
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $196	AMD RX 580 $173	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $799	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

Average Bench: 61.3% (713^th of 1011)

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Crucial CT120BX500SSD1

BX500 120GB

Average Bench: 61.3% (713th of 1011)

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Average Bench: 61.3% (713^th of 1011)