Average Bench: 179% (124th of 1072)

Based on 78,255 user benchmarks.  Model: CT500P1SSD8

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 78.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,408MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 605MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 140%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 446MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 430MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78,255 samples)
Min Avg Max
892 Read 1,408 1,680
71.4 Write 835 1,102
106 Mixed 751 1,020
50.8 SusWrite 446 922
191% 860 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.1 4K Read 57.2 69.3
18.8 4K Write 123 196
23.3 4K Mixed 65.3 88.1
236% 82 MB/s
Min Avg Max
337 DQ Read 430 616
45.2 DQ Write 605 1,037
30.3 DQ Mixed 189 265
235% 408 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 604 44 50 52 54 MB/s
Read 1,452
Write 848
Mixed 872
SusWrite 270
191% 860 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 80
285% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 810
DQ Mixed 218
269% 458 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 64 62 62 61 MB/s
Read 3391
Write 17.4
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 62.5
182% 874 MB/s
4K Read 91.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 12.3
155% 34.7 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 34 40 64 63 16 MB/s
Read 1,379
Write 73.6
Mixed 130
SusWrite 46.4
86% 407 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 39.3
143% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 91.3
97% 169 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 184 125 73 60 63 MB/s
Read 689
Write 80.7
Mixed 101
SusWrite 94.3
52% 241 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 37.3
112% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 506
DQ Write 57.6
DQ Mixed 87.3
113% 217 MB/s
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Typical P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 19,166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 99%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 125% - Outstanding Total price: $506

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