Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

BX500 240GB
BENCHMARKS (42,625)
MKT (0.8%)
BUILDS
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BUY • $40

Effective Speed -67%Effective Speed -67%Average Score -66%Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -105%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -224%, SusWrite -65%Peak Score -11%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -73%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment +64% User Rating -20%, Market Share 47%, Price 226%, Value 3%Nice To Haves -137%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -537%, ADQ Read -47%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -634%, Age 174%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 58.2% (767^th of 1021)

Based on 42,625 user benchmarks. Model: CT240BX500SSD1

Poor: 32%Average: 58.2% Great: 104%

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Average average bench

The Crucial BX500 240GB averaged 41.7% 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 26.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 253MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX500 240GB is 72.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX500 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42,625 samples)

Rank 76758.2%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 472	513
309	Write 402	454
10.2	Mixed 247	430
82.3	SusWrite 177	439
72.3% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 26.6	36.9
3.92	4K Write 42.9	118
0.3	4K Mixed 13.7	32.6
80.7% 27.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
81.6	DQ Read 217	287
6.9	DQ Write 253	348
0.4	DQ Mixed 34.5	49.8
81.6% 168 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 1 min ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 447 454 457 457 458 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 431

SusWrite 454

104% 464 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 31.7

148% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 47.2

103% 207 MB/s

DEU-User, 16 mins ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 422 421 431 436 435 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 452

Mixed 428

SusWrite 427

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 96

4K Mixed 19.8

116% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 22.9

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 23.1

65% 129 MB/s

DEU-User, 12 mins ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 192 193 196 195 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 286

SusWrite 193

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 30.6

136% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 47.5

76% 146 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 mins ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 83 58 53 35 44 MB/s

58.6% Above average

Write 361

Mixed 346

SusWrite 80.1

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 54.4

4K Mixed 19.4

82% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 41.9

93% 187 MB/s

USA-User, 36 mins ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 42 105 81 116 61 MB/s

58.5% Above average

Write 409

Mixed 404

SusWrite 128

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 0.4

100% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 7.2

DQ Mixed 47.2

51% 91.1 MB/s

TUR-User, 33 mins ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M6CR013

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 155 58 59 46 71 MB/s

44.3% Average

Write 420

Mixed 12.5

SusWrite 121

57% 258 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 6.8

4K Mixed 17.1

57% 14.9 MB/s

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Typical BX500 240GB Builds (Compare 26,983 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $98

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $156Bench 79%, 406,479 samples	9,460x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $198Bench 85%, 260,810 samples	3,314x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $193Bench 82%, 171,252 samples	2,648x

GPU
RX 580AMD $159Bench 57%, 438,547 samples	4,219x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 49%, 189,738 samples	2,529x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $252Bench 57%, 877,208 samples	1,342x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $40Bench 58%, 42,625 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $65Bench 84%, 79,355 samples	2,387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 82%, 345,080 samples	1,178x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 85%, 123,414 samples	1,076x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $518

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DEU-User

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Excellent

2 months ago.

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

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Excellent

4 months ago.

better than other options at this price.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $56

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 58.2% (767^th of 1021)

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Very poor consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $98

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Crucial CT240BX500SSD1

BX500 240GB

Average Bench: 58.2% (767th of 1021)

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Very poor consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock B450M Pro4 - $98

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Average Bench: 58.2% (767^th of 1021)