Crucial T500

Crucial T500

Crucial
96 Overall Score
vs
Samsung SSD

Samsung SSD

Samsung
68 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Crucial T500

88 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews

The Crucial T500 2TB SSD is highly praised for its fast performance and good value, with users noting it rivals more expensive drives. Installation is straightforward, though some mention the lack of a screw and potential fit issues with heatsinks in compact devices. A few users experienced minor software glitches after cloning, but overall satisfaction remains high.

Pros
  • Fast read/write speeds
  • Good value for money
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable brand
  • Large storage capacity
Cons
  • No screw included
  • Potential fit issues with heatsinks
  • Software glitches after cloning
👍 Performance 5
👍 Value for money 3
👍 Installation 4
👍 Reliability 2
👍 Compatibility 2
👎 Accessories 2

Samsung SSD

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Budget
Crucial
94
Samsung
66
Gaming
Crucial
93
Samsung
57
Workstation
Crucial
93
Samsung
71
Console
Crucial
93
Samsung
28
Laptop
Crucial
84
Samsung
74
Portable
Crucial
25
Samsung
17

Specifications

Crucial T500Samsung SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
500
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,400
3,400
Sequential Write (MB/s)
7,000
2,300
Random Read (IOPS)
1,180,000
370,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,440,000
450,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
ControllerPhison E25Samsung Phoenix
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
300
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓★✗
Hardware Encryption✓✓

Pros & Cons

Crucial T500

  • Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile

Samsung SSD

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong random (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Below average capacity (26th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)

Pricing

Samsung SSD is $134 cheaper (1.6x less).

Verdict

★ Winner: Crucial T500

Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Crucial T500 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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