Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

BX500 240GB
BENCHMARKS (112,666)
MKT (0.7%)
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BUY • $35

Effective Speed -76%Effective Speed -76%Average Score -86%Read 1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -110%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -310%, SusWrite -80%Peak Score -18%Read 1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -88%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment +90% User Rating -7%, Market Share 115%, Price 252%, Value 1%Nice To Haves -234%DQ Read -54%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -573%, ADQ Read -96%, ADQ Write -26%, ADQ Mixed -1,170%, Age 74%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 56.2% (828^th of 1058)

Based on 112,666 user benchmarks. Model: CT240BX500SSD1

Poor: 30%Average: 56.2% Great: 91%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 240GB averaged 43.7% 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 25.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 229MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 240GB is 60.9%. 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 20.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 167MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 112,666 samples)

Rank 82856.2%

Min	Avg	Max
363	Read 467	512
211	Write 386	455
10	Mixed 229	424
72.7	SusWrite 167	388
69.5% 312 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 25.4	35.8
3.92	4K Write 41.7	108
0.3	4K Mixed 11.1	31
74.8% 26.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
76.7	DQ Read 165	238
7.6	DQ Write 229	343
0.4	DQ Mixed 20.5	49.2
64.9% 138 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

EGY-User, 53 mins ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 307 129 196 189 125 MB/s

68.9% Good

Write 357

Mixed 324

SusWrite 217

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 57.3

4K Mixed 21.8

92% 33.7 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 34.6

91% 188 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 052

SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 99 124 98 209 398 MB/s

64.5% Good

Write 402

Mixed 368

SusWrite 164

78% 346 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 14.4

98% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 25.5

63% 130 MB/s

FRA-User, 35 mins ago.

18GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 6.1 4.8 140 96 118 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 210

Mixed 284

SusWrite 89.7

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 19.7

91% 36.1 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 30.6

58% 113 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR041

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 116 81 101 67 81 MB/s

55.6% Above average

Write 442

Mixed 408

SusWrite 103

81% 363 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 39.3

4K Mixed 1

74% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 100

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 0.3

63% 144 MB/s

JPN-User, 1 hr ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR041

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 423 135 78 89 93 MB/s

52.4% Above average

Write 382

Mixed 29.8

SusWrite 205

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 11.9

4K Write 18

4K Mixed 8

38% 12.6 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 25.7

76% 156 MB/s

LTU-User, 8 mins ago.

52GB free

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 77 6.7 108 60 35 MB/s

41.2% Average

Write 442

Mixed 12.5

SusWrite 111

59% 268 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 7.3

4K Mixed 0.4

53% 13.3 MB/s

HUN-User, 30 mins ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 29 69 3.2 65 60 MB/s

34.3% Below average

Write 414

Mixed 7.2

SusWrite 84.1

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 4.5

4K Mixed 0.2

36% 9 MB/s

NZL-User, 40 mins ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 47 72 46 53 40 MB/s

27.9% Poor

Write 370

Mixed 9.5

SusWrite 92.3

49% 223 MB/s

4K Read 11.4

4K Write 5.4

4K Mixed 0.3

20% 5.7 MB/s

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Typical BX500 240GB Builds (Compare 36,849 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $76

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $187Bench 76%, 682,921 samples	8,898x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	8,136x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 79%, 318,546 samples	3,093x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples	4,046x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples	2,846x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 47%, 364,096 samples	2,720x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $35Bench 56%, 112,666 samples	1,181x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $68Bench 83%, 145,355 samples	3,589x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	2,674x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 85%, 253,738 samples	2,190x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $586

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USA-User

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3 days ago.

No issue and works like champ

CAN-User

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4,178

Poor

12 months ago.

better than other options at this price.

jabo05

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Good

3 months ago.

really fast and reliable just dont use it as a Systemdrive

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183
Intel Core i7-11700K $346	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 56.2% (828^th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $76

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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 56.2% (828th of 1058)

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