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Kingston Q500 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 NAND Flash Type, Max Sequential Read, Max Sequential Write and MTBF.
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Kingston Q500 120Gb 2.5" SATA SQ500S37/120G
Kingston Q500 120Gb
Crucial M500 120GB SATA3 2.5" CT120M500SSD1
Crucial M500 120GB
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$29.99
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Brand
Kingston
Brand
Crucial
Model
SQ500S37/120G
Model
CT120M500SSD1
Release Date
📅 October 2022
Release Date
📅 June 2013
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★☆
(58 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★★
(263 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Performance (Charts)
364th / 1746
Effective Value
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Effective Value
274th / 336
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Price/GB
$0.25
Price/GB
$0.75
GB/$1
4
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
Q500
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
-
SSD Controller
Marvell 9187
NAND Flash Type
TLC
NAND Flash Type
MLC
Max Sequential Read
Up to 500 MB/s
Max Sequential Read
Up to 500MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 320 MB/s
Max Sequential Write
Up to 130MB/s
MTBF
1,000,000 hours
MTBF
1,200,000 hours
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Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Kingston Q500 120Gb:

  • 67% cheaper, you can save $59.76
  • Newer Product, it was released around 9 years later

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