Intel 730 240GB vs Crucial BX500 240GB SSD Comparison

Intel 730 240GB and Crucial BX500 240GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (240 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (2.5"). The main differences are in NAND Flash Type.

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Intel 730 240GB	Crucial BX500 240GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $394.99 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $70.30 In Stock $78.77 Last updated 52 minutes ago. In Stock Free shipping $99.99
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 84	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -
Brand Intel	Brand Crucial
Model SSDSC2BP240G4R5	Model CT240BX500SSD1
Release Date 📅 March 2014	Release Date 📅 September 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (415 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (2 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) n/a	Performance (Charts) 385th / 1746
Effective Value -	Effective Value 225th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $1.65	Price/GB $0.29
GB/$1 0.61	GB/$1 3.41
Pros Intel controller Great reliability	Pros -
Cons More expensive than most competitor drives Limited write speed	Cons -
Series -	Series BX500
Capacity 240 GB	Capacity 240 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 Intel PC29AS21CA	SSD Controller -
NAND Flash Type MLC (synchronous)	NAND Flash Type 3D NAND
Max Sequential Read -	Max Sequential Read Up to 540 MB/s
Max Sequential Write -	Max Sequential Write Up to 500 MB/s
MTBF -	MTBF 1.5M hours