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CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 109% (221st of 1072)

Based on 202 user benchmarks.  Model: CT500MX500SSD1N
Poor: 76%Average: 109% Great: 127%

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Outstanding average bench

The CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB averaged 8.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB is 51%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 407MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 418MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 202 samples)
Rank 221109%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 474 515
330 Write 428 479
344 Mixed 418 459
298 SusWrite 407 469
97.3% 432 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.3 4K Read 34.5 41.3
51.3 4K Write 89.3 119
30.1 4K Mixed 48.1 58.7
161% 57.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.5 DQ Read 342 392
105 DQ Write 311 364
53.6 DQ Mixed 263 301
215% 305 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
459GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 474 471 473 473 434 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 457
Mixed 445
SusWrite 466
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 52.5
175% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 286
232% 329 MB/s
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 465 465 333 331 408 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 474
Mixed 455
SusWrite 411
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.1
182% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 297
241% 343 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 458 459 457 451 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 451
Mixed 450
SusWrite 456
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 49
163% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 299
246% 351 MB/s
254GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 429 433 449 453 400 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 449
Mixed 421
SusWrite 432
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 41
137% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 290
235% 334 MB/s
426GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 420 439 471 412 410 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 366
Write 366
Mixed 381
SusWrite 399
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 45
150% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 293
238% 338 MB/s
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 420 425 437 400 390 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 378
Mixed 362
SusWrite 417
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 35
111% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 299
244% 346 MB/s
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Typical CT500MX500SSD1N 500GB Builds (Compare 2,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 53%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples663x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples382x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples275x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples255x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples243x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples210x
SSD
CT500MX500SSD1N 500GBBench 109%, 202 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples74x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $390

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