New On sale 35%
Crucial BX500
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 360 TBW
56 Overall Score
Price $195
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong endurance (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average speed (25th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 360 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial BX500 | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 360 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1480 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial BX500 | 24.8 | 41.5 | 53.1 | 54.6 | 69.5 | 91 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 78.5 | 93.9 | 6.9 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 89.3 | 42.1 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 Compare | 99 | 98.4 | 90.2 | 78.5 | 93.1 | 45.4 |
| ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.1 | 89.1 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 77.5 | 83.8 |
Price
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