CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB

CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB
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Effective Speed +14% Effective Speed 14%Average Score +13% Read 8%, Write 8%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 45%Peak Score +3% Read 2%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 5%, Age 55%, AS-SSD Total 3%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 112% (208^th of 1072)

Based on 81 user benchmarks. Model: CT1000MX500SSD1N

Poor: 87%Average: 112% Great: 127%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB averaged 11.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB is 40.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 404MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 429MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)

Rank 208112%

Min	Avg	Max
438	Read 493	517
378	Write 438	479
341	Mixed 404	443
371	SusWrite 429	470
99.3% 441 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.7	4K Read 34.2	40.1
53.7	4K Write 93.4	123
30.2	4K Mixed 49.6	59.9
165% 59.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
115	DQ Read 347	391
140	DQ Write 306	361
121	DQ Mixed 274	313
220% 309 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 8 months ago.

253GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 469 471 474 390 442 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 439

SusWrite 453

105% 468 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 57

188% 68.3 MB/s

DQ Read 392

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 314

253% 356 MB/s

RUS-User, 17 months ago.

176GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 421 430 443 431 441 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 398

SusWrite 432

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 77.5

4K Mixed 44.7

150% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 307

246% 344 MB/s

RUS-User, 17 months ago.

432GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 449 442 431 421 423 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 397

SusWrite 432

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 40.1

143% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 293

234% 328 MB/s

RUS-User, 14 months ago.

533GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M3CR022

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 353 436 447 445 382 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 404

Mixed 394

SusWrite 393

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 69.7

4K Mixed 39.8

132% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 298

240% 338 MB/s

RUS-User, 16 months ago.

379GB free

Firmware: 023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 362 372 387 392 384 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 415

Mixed 400

SusWrite 380

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 61

4K Mixed 38.8

129% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 305

235% 322 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

166GB free

Firmware: M3CR023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 347 339 269 207 341 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 350

Mixed 337

SusWrite 308

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 84.9

4K Mixed 50.4

162% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 235

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 201

153% 208 MB/s

RUS-User, 16 months ago.

379GB free

Firmware: 023

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 363 371 401 388 385 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 405

Mixed 349

SusWrite 376

89% 394 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 59.2

4K Mixed 37.3

112% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 298

232% 320 MB/s

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 113%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,452x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,375x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,800x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,213x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,174x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	920x

SSD
CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TBBench 112%, 81 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	501x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	438x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

CT1000MX500SSD1N 1TB

Average Bench: 112% (208^th of 1072)

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