Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

BX500 240GB
BENCHMARKS (105,909)
MKT (0.7%)
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BUY • $38

Effective Speed -74%Effective Speed -74%Average Score -80%Read 0%, Write -6%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -104%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -279%, SusWrite -76%Peak Score -16%Read 1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -81%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment +76% User Rating -5%, Market Share 123%, Price 196%, Value -11%Nice To Haves -229%DQ Read -52%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -571%, ADQ Read -91%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -1,151%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 56.8% (818^th of 1058)

Based on 105,909 user benchmarks. Model: CT240BX500SSD1

Poor: 31%Average: 56.8% Great: 94%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 240GB averaged 43.2% 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 235MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 240GB is 62.9%. 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 20.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 171MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 105,909 samples)

Rank 81856.8%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 463	512
218	Write 383	452
10.6	Mixed 226	426
74	SusWrite 171	381
69.2% 311 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 25.4	35.8
5.07	4K Write 42.4	112
0.3	4K Mixed 11.9	32.1
76.1% 26.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
75.1	DQ Read 169	242
7.55	DQ Write 235	345
0.4	DQ Mixed 20.8	49.3
66.4% 142 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

MEX-User, 19 mins ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 052

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 343 378 121 96 98 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 359

Mixed 57.3

SusWrite 218

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 28

4K Mixed 16.1

59% 20 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 1.2

67% 156 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 88 80 6.5 72 5.1 MB/s

58.3% Above average

Write 106

Mixed 332

SusWrite 84.8

41% 184 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 25.9

107% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 0.5

76% 182 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 270 238 6.1 7.1 7.3 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 451

Mixed 392

SusWrite 89.1

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 0.5

107% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 135

DQ Write 7.5

DQ Mixed 0.5

18% 47.8 MB/s

CAN-User, 41 mins ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 169 35 69 66 74 MB/s

49.6% Average

Write 348

Mixed 353

SusWrite 93.5

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 33.8

4K Mixed 19.2

73% 24.3 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 0.5

33% 80.4 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 4.3 5.6 70 76 56 MB/s

36.1% Below average

Write 430

Mixed 11

SusWrite 87.5

57% 259 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 6.9

4K Mixed 0.3

40% 10.2 MB/s

CHL-User, 1 hr ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 121 51 36 75 38 MB/s

29.9% Poor

Write 303

Mixed 12.2

SusWrite 112

45% 204 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 6.1

4K Mixed 0.4

28% 7.53 MB/s

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Typical BX500 240GB Builds (Compare 33,539 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $65

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $183Bench 76%, 698,013 samples	8,174x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $199Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	7,418x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $199Bench 79%, 307,294 samples	2,870x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 692,956 samples	3,757x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 268,091 samples	2,652x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 47%, 343,103 samples	2,545x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $38Bench 57%, 105,909 samples	1,124x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples	3,331x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	2,423x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	2,050x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $589

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USA-User

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25 days ago.

No issue and works like champ

CAN-User

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4,118

Poor

9 months ago.

better than other options at this price.

jabo05

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Good

4 days ago.

really fast and reliable just dont use it as a Systemdrive

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $277	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	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: 56.8% (818^th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $65

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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 56.8% (818th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $65

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Average Bench: 56.8% (818^th of 1058)