Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 SSD

Name: Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1
Brand: Crucial
SKU: CT500MX500SSD1
Rating: 4.0 (325 reviews)

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD1

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Options (4)

	1TB Frustration Free Packaging $267.93
	1TB Standard Packaging $267.93
	2TB Standard Packaging $444.95
	250GB Standard Packaging $159.99

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

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Specifications Overview

Model	CT500MX500SSD1
Release Date	January 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	MX500
Capacity	500 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 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 Performance

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

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (207th)		102%
Corsair Force Series MP300 240GB (207th)		102%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 128GB (207th)		102%
Samsung 860 PRO 512GB (212th)		101%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB (212th)		101%
Crucial MX500 2TB 3D NAND (214th)		~
Samsung 840 EVO 500GB (214th)		~
Crucial MX500 1TB (216th)		~
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB (216th)		~
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB (216th)		~
Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 (216th)		100%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB (220th)		99%
SAMSUNG 870 QVO 2TB (220th)		99%
Samsung 860 PRO 256GB (220th)		99%
Samsung 850 PRO 2TB (220th)		99%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB (220th)		99%
ADATA Ultimate Su800 1TB 3D Nand (225th)		98%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB (225th)		98%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB (227th)		97%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB (228th)		96%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB (228th)		96%

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Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND CT500MX500SSD1 Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 4.9% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
2 products offer better price-to-performance in this analysis.
Best alternative: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB offers 12.5% better value priced at $200.

Expert reviews

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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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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