WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 vs Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 SSD Comparison

WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 and Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and NAND Flash Type (3D NAND). The main differences are in Performance (+12%), Form Factor, Max Sequential Write and MTBF.

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WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2	Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock $54.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $69.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $70.99 Out of Stock $74.99 Out of Stock $74.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $285.32 - Buy now Show 4 more offers	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $218.49
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Crucial
Model WDS500G2B0B	Model CT500MX500SSD1
Release Date 📅 July 2017	Release Date 📅 January 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (290 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (325 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 255th / 1746 (-12%)	Performance (Charts) 216th / 1746 (0%)
Effective Value 178th / 336	Effective Value 158th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.57	Price/GB $0.44
GB/$1 1.75	GB/$1 2.29
Series Blue	Series MX500
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME No	NVME No
Form Factor M.2-2280	Form Factor 2.5"
NAND Flash Type 3D NAND	NAND Flash Type 3D NAND
Max Sequential Read Up to 560 MB/s	Max Sequential Read Up to 560 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Up to 530 MB/s	Max Sequential Write Up to 510 MB/s
MTBF Up to 1.75M hours	MTBF 1.8 million hours