Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

BX500 240GB
BENCHMARKS (79,371)
MKT (0.8%)
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BUY • $39

Effective Speed -69%Effective Speed -69%Average Score -72%Read 2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -94%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -252%, SusWrite -75%Peak Score -14%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment +74% User Rating -7%, Market Share 95%, Price 211%, Value -5%Nice To Haves -186%DQ Read -44%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -541%, ADQ Read -81%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -910%, Age 125%, AS-SSD Total -20%

Average Bench: 57.7% (792^nd of 1040)

Based on 79,371 user benchmarks. Model: CT240BX500SSD1

Poor: 30%Average: 57.7% Great: 94%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 240GB averaged 42.3% 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 25.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 242MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 240GB is 64.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX500 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 79,371 samples)

Rank 79257.7%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 467	513
293	Write 396	451
10.2	Mixed 233	428
81.4	SusWrite 171	394
70.6% 317 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.2	4K Read 25.6	35.8
3.78	4K Write 44.9	113
0.3	4K Mixed 12.6	31.8
78.6% 27.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
94.9	DQ Read 174	255
7.47	DQ Write 242	344
0.4	DQ Mixed 24.7	49.7
69.9% 147 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 49 mins ago.

83GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 449 317 115 76 77 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 425

SusWrite 249

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 32.5

153% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 48.3

108% 219 MB/s

FRA-User, 31 mins ago.

174GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 391 405 415 405 422 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 423

Mixed 411

SusWrite 405

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 38.4

4K Mixed 24.8

101% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 92.2

DQ Mixed 46.5

64% 122 MB/s

EGY-User, 5 mins ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 333 5 5.3 377 23 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 441

Mixed 394

SusWrite 153

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 23.9

133% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 0.5

66% 154 MB/s

FRA-User, 16 mins ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR041

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 316 195 164 72 70 MB/s

66.3% Good

Write 453

Mixed 405

SusWrite 213

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 43.8

4K Mixed 2.8

80% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 28.9

86% 178 MB/s

IND-User, 23 mins ago.

205GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 138 146 172 210 144 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 402

Mixed 12.3

SusWrite 208

62% 282 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 7

4K Mixed 29.2

81% 20.8 MB/s

USA-User, 47 mins ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 150 99 107 89 133 MB/s

43.1% Average

Write 432

Mixed 406

SusWrite 166

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 7.1

4K Mixed 0.4

51% 12.7 MB/s

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Typical BX500 240GB Builds (Compare 26,688 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $81

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $184Bench 77%, 576,636 samples	6,740x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 83%, 663,516 samples	5,772x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $193Bench 80%, 245,356 samples	2,407x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 649,191 samples	3,112x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 193,417 samples	2,156x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 285,807 samples	2,079x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $39Bench 58%, 79,371 samples	878x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 84%, 101,528 samples	2,619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	1,915x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 87%, 202,347 samples	1,705x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $594

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USA-User

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

3 days ago.

No issue and works like champ

DEU-User

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4,603

Poor

3 months ago.

Best what you can get for your money in terms of ssd's

CAN-User

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3,872

Poor

4 months ago.

better than other options at this price.

alhain

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10

Excellent

6 months ago.

Hızlı bir SSD tek kötü yanı 240 gb olması diyebiliriz

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 57.7% (792^nd of 1040)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $81

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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 57.7% (792nd of 1040)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $81

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Average Bench: 57.7% (792^nd of 1040)