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Compare Crucial P5 250GB vs MX500 250GB 3D NAND

Crucial P5 250GB and Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (250 GB), NAND Flash Type (3D NAND) and MTBF (1.8 million hours). The main differences are in Performance (+115%), Interface, NVME and Form Factor.

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Crucial P5 250GB

Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND

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Brand

Crucial

Brand

Crucial

Model

CT250P5SSD8

Model

CT250MX500SSD1

Release Date

📅 July 2020

Release Date

📅 January 2018

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Performance (Charts)

115th / 1746

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Performance (Charts)

239th / 1746

(-115%)

Effective Value

70th / 336

Effective Value

170th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.22

Price/GB

$0.20

GB/$1

4.55

GB/$1

5

Series

P5

Series

MX500

Capacity

250 GB

Capacity

250 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

Yes

NVME

No

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

2.5"

SSD Controller

Micron in house design

SSD Controller

-

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3400 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 560 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 1400 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 510 MB/s

MTBF

1.8 million hours

MTBF

1.8 million hours

Options (3)

	1TB $205.86
	2 TB $208.38
	500GB $185.34

Options (4)

	1TB Frustration Free Packaging $284.99
	1TB Standard Packaging $284.99
	2TB Standard Packaging $473.00
	500GB Standard Packaging $218.49

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Crucial P5 250GB:

66% cheaper, you can save $105.00
Monstrously better performance, around +115%
Hugely better effective value.
Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later
Newer interface (PCIe Gen3 x4)

Reasons to buy the Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND:

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