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Compare Crucial BX300 120GB vs M500 120GB

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  3. Crucial BX300 120GB 🆚 Crucial M500 120GB
Crucial BX300 120GB and Crucial M500 120GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (120 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (2.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+23%) and SSD Controller.
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Crucial BX300 120GB SATA 2.5 Inch - CT120BX300SSD1
Crucial BX300 120GB
Crucial M500 120GB SATA3 2.5" CT120M500SSD1
Crucial M500 120GB
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Brand
Crucial
Brand
Crucial
Model
CT120BX300SSD1
Model
CT120M500SSD1
Release Date
📅 August 2017
Release Date
📅 June 2013
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★★
(263 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
317th / 1746
(0%)
Performance (Charts)
364th / 1746
(-23%)
Effective Value
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Effective Value
274th / 336
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Price/GB
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Price/GB
$0.75
GB/$1
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GB/$1
1.34
Pros
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Pros
  • Solid read performance
  • Price
  • Marvell 88SS9187 controller
Cons
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Cons
  • Write performance below the average
Series
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Series
M500
Capacity
120 GB
Capacity
120 GB
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME
No
NVME
No
Form Factor
2.5"
Form Factor
2.5"
SSD Controller
Silicon Motion SM2258
SSD Controller
Marvell 9187
NAND Flash Type
MLC
NAND Flash Type
MLC
Max Sequential Read
-
Max Sequential Read
Up to 500MB/s
Max Sequential Write
-
Max Sequential Write
Up to 130MB/s
MTBF
-
MTBF
1,200,000 hours

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial BX300 120GB:

  • Moderately better performance, around +23%
  • Newer Product, it was released around 4 years later

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