Crucial BX500 120GB SSD

Name: Crucial BX500 120GB
Brand: Crucial
SKU: CT120BX500SSD1
Rating: 4.0 (2 reviews)

Crucial BX500 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch SSD - CT120BX500SSD1

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	240GB Standard Packaging $79.99
	480GB Standard Packaging $139.00

Boot up faster. Load files quicker. Improve overall system responsiveness
300% faster than a typical hard drive
Improves battery life because it's 45x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive
Micron 3D NAND - advancing the world's memory and storage technology for 40 years
Crucial 3-year limited warranty

Specifications Overview

Model	CT120BX500SSD1
Release Date	September 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	BX500
Capacity	120 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
NAND Flash Type	3D NAND
Max Sequential Read	Up to 540 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 500 MB/s
MTBF	1.5M hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Crucial BX500 120GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Crucial BX500 120GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB (374th)		116%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 960GB (374th)		116%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB SDSSDA-240G-G25 (378th)		114%
HP S700 120GB (378th)		114%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB (378th)		114%
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 (381st)		108%
Transcend 370 64GB TS64GSSD370S (382nd)		106%
Western Digital Green 120GB WDS120G1G0A (382nd)		106%
SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB (382nd)		106%
Western Digital 240GB Green WDS240G1G0A (385th)		104%
Corsair Force LS Series 60GB 2.5" (385th)		104%
PNY XLR8 240GB (385th)		104%
Crucial BX500 240GB (385th)		104%
Western Digital Green 120GB WDS120G1G0B (389th)		~
Western Digital 240GB Green M.2 (389th)		~
Crucial BX500 120GB (389th)		100%
Patriot Blaze 120GB 2.5" (392nd)		98%
Western Digital SSD WDS240G2G0A 240GB (393rd)		88%
Western Digital 120GB Green WDS120G2G0A (394th)		86%
Intel 320 Series 160GB (395th)		84%
Intel 710 SSDSA2BZ100G3 100GB (396th)		80%

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Expert reviews

The BX500 is all about value. The SSD's speed performance is very fast for normal usage and temporary intense workload. The Crucial BX500 is one of the most budget-friendly drives in the 500GB range since the DRAM chip was not included.The BX500 480GB...

TheStreamingBlog

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Crucial once reigned supreme in the entry-level SSD market segment but this a segment that has become ferociously competitive so to give the Crucial BX500 a fighting chance, Crucial have gone all out to keep the cost of building the drive as low as...

Kitguru.net

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