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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 56% (849th of 1080)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 142,801 samples)
Rank 84956%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
218GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 455 452 451 452 446 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 458
Mixed 429
SusWrite 452
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 31.7
148% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 49.3
106% 213 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 241 106 91 100 95 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 504
Write 451
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 141
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 21.6
99% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 1
72% 169 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 95 55 56 36 73 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 333
Write 210
Mixed 362
SusWrite 65.2
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 22.5
91% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 47.3
99% 196 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 127 49 90 72 119 MB/s
45.7% Average
Read 357
Write 319
Mixed 322
SusWrite 125
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 0.5
76% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 7.3
DQ Mixed 37.9
38% 65.3 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s
44% Average
Read 494
Write 450
Mixed 427
SusWrite 127
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 5.7
59% 14.9 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 101 74 114 114 95 MB/s
43.5% Average
Read 502
Write 441
Mixed 424
SusWrite 152
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.5
53% 13.2 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 210 78 6.7 69 6.9 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 512
Write 441
Mixed 415
SusWrite 77.7
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 0.4
58% 14.2 MB/s
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Typical BX500 240GB Builds (Compare 16,826 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $94

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,659x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,764x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $74Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,108x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,307x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples1,002x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $139Bench 71%, 428,800 samples1,000x
SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial  $25Bench 56%, 142,801 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples947x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples607x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples434x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $428

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