New
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
67 Overall Score
Price €246
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong speed (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1180000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1440000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial 500GB SSD | Samsung 990 EVO Plus | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 7,400 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | - | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | false | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial 500GB SSD | 93.9 | 96.8 | 52.8 | 26.8 | 57.1 | 38.2 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus Compare | 85.1 | 96.6 | 78.1 | 92.5 | 85.7 | 10.6 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.2 | 93.9 | 78.4 | 93.8 | 16.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 80.6 | 8.9 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 84.3 | 92.5 | 87.9 | 9.2 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 55.3 | 94.8 | 34 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall67.4
- Budget67.7
- Gaming55.9
- Laptop68.3
- Console52.6
- Portable16.1
- Workstation66.4
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