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Compare Crucial BX100 500GB vs P2 500GB

Crucial BX100 500GB and Crucial P2 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB). The main differences are in Performance (+88%), Interface, NVME and Form Factor.
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Brand
Crucial
Brand
Crucial
Model
CT500BX100SSD1
Model
CT500P2SSD8
Release Date
📅 January 2015
Release Date
📅 April 2020
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(121 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★☆
(22 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
282nd / 1746
(-88%)
Performance (Charts)
156th / 1746
(0%)
Effective Value
168th / 336
Effective Value
102nd / 336
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Price/GB
$0.08
Price/GB
$0.10
GB/$1
12.5
GB/$1
10.42
Series
BX100
Series
P2
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
500 GB
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME
No
NVME
Yes
Form Factor
2.5"
Form Factor
M.2-2280
SSD Controller
Silicon Motion SM2246EN
SSD Controller
-
NAND Flash Type
MLC
NAND Flash Type
3D NAND
Max Sequential Read
Up to 535 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 2300 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 450 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 940 MB/s
MTBF
1,500,000 hours
MTBF
1.5 million hours

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial BX100 500GB:

  • 71% cheaper, you can save $99.01

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Reasons to buy the Crucial P2 500GB:

  • Hugely better performance, around +88%
  • Slightly better effective value.
  • Newer Product, it was released around 5 years later
  • Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

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