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Crucial CT500P1SSD8

P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -205%Effective Speed -205%Average Score -255%Read -198%, Write -459%, 4K Read -54%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -331%, 4K Mixed -69%, SusWrite -609%Peak Score -272%Read -254%, Write -484%, 4K Read -172%, 4K Write -93%, Mixed -359%, 4K Mixed -147%, SusWrite -397%Value & Sentiment -79%User Rating -18%, Market Share -352%, Price 292%, Value -238%Nice To Haves -326%DQ Read -277%, DQ Write -83%, DQ Mixed -692%, ADQ Read -298%, ADQ Write -107%, ADQ Mixed -685%, Age -270%, AS-SSD Total -193%

Average Bench: 179% (131^st of 1080)

Based on 78,255 user benchmarks. Model: CT500P1SSD8

Poor: 103%Average: 179% Great: 242%

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 78,255 samples)

Rank 131179%

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

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

FRA-User, 8 hrs ago.

219GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 127 204 73 59 899 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 901

Mixed 886

SusWrite 376

200% 900 MB/s

4K Read 58.9

4K Write 221

4K Mixed 85.4

316% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 854

DQ Mixed 223

278% 474 MB/s

FRA-User, 9 hrs ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 16 56 60 58 60 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 970

Mixed 983

SusWrite 76.9

200% 907 MB/s

4K Read 59

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 74.1

253% 87.7 MB/s

DQ Read 594

DQ Write 643

DQ Mixed 241

286% 493 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 324 35 22 55 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 914

Mixed 896

SusWrite 90.4

185% 838 MB/s

4K Read 56.4

4K Write 147

4K Mixed 74.3

258% 92.6 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 702

DQ Mixed 79.9

187% 377 MB/s

ZAF-User, 9 hrs ago.

225GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 48 61 61 62 62 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 726

Mixed 806

SusWrite 51.2

157% 711 MB/s

4K Read 52.7

4K Write 148

4K Mixed 69.1

247% 90 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 77.9

107% 202 MB/s

BIH-User, 13 hrs ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 12 35 28 25 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 64.2

Mixed 129

SusWrite 30.4

82% 389 MB/s

4K Read 59.8

4K Write 47.7

4K Mixed 48.9

178% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 72.8

DQ Mixed 90.2

97% 170 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 hrs ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 62 62 63 62 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 881

Mixed 445

SusWrite 60.1

152% 695 MB/s

4K Read 54.5

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 43.4

160% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 47.5

DQ Mixed 70.9

84% 154 MB/s

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Typical P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 20,145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	8,161x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,872x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $185Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,929x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,522x
RX 5700-XTAMD $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,347x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,177x

SSD
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $50Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,018x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,024x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	786x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $697

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I use it in several Dell laptops. Recently in an Alienware 17 r4

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Crucial CT500P1SSD8

P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 179% (131^st of 1080)

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Crucial CT500P1SSD8

P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 179% (131st of 1080)

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