Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

BX500 240GB
BENCHMARKS (142,801)
MKT (0.3%)
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BUY • $29

Effective Speed -76%Effective Speed -76%Average Score -83%Read 0%, Write -4%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -110%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -295%, SusWrite -89%Peak Score -18%Read 0%, Write -7%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -83%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment +77% User Rating -5%, Market Share 95%, Price 223%, Value -6%Nice To Haves -253%DQ Read -55%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -569%, ADQ Read -95%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -1,291%, Age 40%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 56% (841^st of 1072)

Based on 142,801 user benchmarks. Model: CT240BX500SSD1

Poor: 30%Average: 56% Great: 92%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 240GB averaged 43.9% 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 25.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 236MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 240GB is 61.8%. 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 18.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 142,801 samples)

Rank 84156%

Min	Avg	Max
360	Read 459	508
238	Write 388	453
10.3	Mixed 235	427
69.2	SusWrite 157	356
69% 310 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.6	4K Read 25.9	37
4.71	4K Write 41.7	112
0.3	4K Mixed 11.4	31.9
76% 26.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
94.5	DQ Read 167	237
7.7	DQ Write 236	344
0.3	DQ Mixed 18.7	49.5
65.2% 140 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

TUR-User, 1 hr ago.

223GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 216 132 77 100 114 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 403

SusWrite 182

85% 381 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 29.9

137% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 47.6

100% 200 MB/s

IND-User, 1 hr ago.

77GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 109 74 32 65 57 MB/s

54.8% Above average

Write 422

Mixed 12.5

SusWrite 97.3

57% 260 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 7.1

4K Mixed 31.2

90% 22.8 MB/s

SAU-User, 3 hrs ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR056

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 353 366 90 115 125 MB/s

53.1% Above average

Write 318

Mixed 57.5

SusWrite 230

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 15.9

4K Write 26.5

4K Mixed 4.4

44% 15.6 MB/s

DQ Read 158

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 1.2

58% 136 MB/s

EGY-User, 6 hrs ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 101 3.6 68 41 4.1 MB/s

39.9% Below average

Write 433

Mixed 416

SusWrite 70.7

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 5

4K Mixed 0.3

58% 13.9 MB/s

NZL-User, 4 hrs ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 203 128 79 113 95 MB/s

38.8% Below average

Write 389

Mixed 385

SusWrite 131

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 6.2

4K Mixed 0.5

46% 11.4 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 mins ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 14 77 47 21 72 MB/s

35% Below average

Write 387

Mixed 11.9

SusWrite 95.9

54% 245 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 4.6

4K Mixed 0.3

37% 9.07 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,695x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,083x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	981x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $438

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 56% (841^st of 1072)

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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 56% (841st of 1072)

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