Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SSD

Name: Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND
Brand: Crucial
SKU: CT250MX500SSD1
Rating: 4.0 (325 reviews)

Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" CT250MX500SSD1

★★★★☆

(325 reviews)

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Options (4)

	1TB Frustration Free Packaging $267.93
	1TB Standard Packaging $267.93
	2TB Standard Packaging $444.95
	500GB Standard Packaging $218.49

Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95k/90k on all file types
Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
Crucial 5-year limited warranty

Specifications Overview

Model	CT250MX500SSD1
Release Date	January 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	MX500
Capacity	250 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
NAND Flash Type	3D NAND
Max Sequential Read	Up to 560 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 510 MB/s
MTBF	1.8 million 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 MX500 250GB 3D NAND Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND Performance

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

Samsung 840 PRO 512GB (232nd)		103%
ADATA SU800 512GB 3D-NAND (232nd)		103%
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB (234th)		102%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (235th)		101%
SanDisk 2TB Ultra 3D NAND (235th)		101%
WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB SATA (235th)		101%
Samsung 840 PRO 256GB (235th)		101%
SanDisk 1TB Ultra 3D NAND (239th)		~
SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB (239th)		~
SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB (239th)		~
Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND (239th)		100%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB (243rd)		98%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB (243rd)		98%
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB (243rd)		98%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB (243rd)		98%
SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND (243rd)		98%
Crucial BX300 480GB (243rd)		98%
OCZ Vector 256GB (243rd)		98%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB (250th)		97%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB (250th)		97%
WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB M.2 (250th)		97%

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Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 13.7% below average.
6 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Western Digital WDS250G2B0A offers 78.7% better value priced at $80.

Expert reviews

All in all at $110 on Amazon right now, the Crucial drive is a great pick at the higher end of SATA SSDs, while in many cases the differences between it and the MyDigitalSSD SuperBoot were very minor, it did jump ahead quite a bit in our file transfer...

WCCFTech

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An aggressively priced SATA SSD, the Crucial MX500 still manages swift read and write speeds, making it a very good value for upgrading a mainstream laptop or desktop PC.

PC Mag

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With that said, the minor write throttling hasn't changed our minds about the MX500. Now that it is finally available in an M.2 form factor and now that we have tested it in a 500GB capacity, we can definitely say that it is still one of the best values...

thessdreview.com

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