Crucial M500 120GB SSD

Name: Crucial M500 120GB
Brand: Crucial
SKU: CT120M500SSD1
Rating: 4.7 (263 reviews)

Crucial M500 120GB SATA3 2.5" CT120M500SSD1

★★★★★

(263 reviews)

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240 GB
$129.99

Transformative performance: dramatically faster than a hard drive
Nearly instantaneous boot times
Ample storage: available in capacities up to terabyte-class
Includes top-level hardware encryption technology
Advanced controller technology and Micron custom firmware
Compatible with PC and Mac systems
Extensive quality and reliability testing built into every drive
Three-year limited warranty

Specifications Overview

Model	CT120M500SSD1
Release Date	June 2013 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	M500
Capacity	120 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
SSD Controller	Marvell 9187
NAND Flash Type	MLC
Max Sequential Read	Up to 500MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 130MB/s
MTBF	1,200,000 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

Pros

Solid read performance
Price
Marvell 88SS9187 controller

Cons

Write performance below the average

Crucial M500 120GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Crucial M500 120GB Performance

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

Kingston 480GB SSDNow UV400 (349th)		107%
A-DATA Premier Pro SP920 128GB (355th)		106%
ADATA Premier Pro SP900 128GB (355th)		106%
GIGABYTE SSD 240GB (355th)		106%
ADATA SU650 240GB 3D-NAND (358th)		104%
HP S700 500GB (359th)		103%
Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" (359th)		103%
Transcend 370 128GB TS128GSSD370S (359th)		103%
Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 (362nd)		101%
Gigabyte SSD 120GB (362nd)		101%
Crucial M500 120GB (364th)		100%
Kingston 240GB SSDNow V300 (365th)		98%
PNY CS900 120GB (365th)		98%
Intel SSD 545s 256GB (367th)		96%
Kingston A400 SSD 240GB (367th)		96%
HP S700 250GB (369th)		95%
Crucial BX500 480GB (369th)		95%
ADATA SU650 120GB (371st)		93%
ADATA SU650 120GB 3D-NAND (371st)		93%
ADATA SU635 240GB (371st)		93%
Kingston A400 120GB (374th)		89%

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Crucial M500 120GB Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 34.6% below average.
2 products offer better price-to-performance in this analysis.
Best alternative: Gigabyte SSD 120GB offers 330.7% better value priced at $21.

Description

Capacity (Unformatted)	120GB	240GB	480GB	960GB
Interface	SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3GB/s compatible)	SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3GB/s compatible)	SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3GB/s compatible)	SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3GB/s compatible)
Sustained Sequential Read up to (128k transfer)	500MB/s	500MB/s	500MB/s	500MB/s
Sustained Sequential Write up to (128k transfer)	130MB/s	250MB/s	400MB/s	400MB/s
Random Read up to (4k transfer)	62,000 IOPS	72,000 IOPS	80,000 IOPS	80,000 IOPS
Random Write up to (4k transfer)	35,000 IOPS	60,000 IOPS	80,000 IOPS	80,000 IOPS
Form Factor	2.5-inch m-SATA, and M.2	2.5-inch m-SATA, and M.2	2.5-inch m-SATA, and M.2	2.5-inch
NAND	20nm Micron MLC NND
Life Expectancy	1.2 million hours mean time to failure (MTTF)
Warranty	Limited three year warranty
Endurance	72TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 40GB per day for 5 years
Operating Temperature	0°C to 70°C
Compliance	RoHS, CE, FCC, UL, BSMI, C-TICK, KCC RRL, W.E.E.E., TUV VCCI, IC
Firmware	FIeld upgradable firmware
Product Health Monitoring	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) commands

Expert reviews

The Crucial m500 (960GB) internal solid-state drive (SSD) trades some performance for encryption capabilities and a larger pool of redundant...

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The m500's performance is somewhat slower than that of the other drives we compared it with, but its encryption capabilities and redundant storage should appeal to buyers who care more about security than raw performance. Its data parity and encryption...

IT Pro Portal

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