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Crucial MX500
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND TLC
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 510 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial MX500 | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite | Seagate Game Drive for PS ZP2000GP3A1001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 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 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | - |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1275 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial MX500 | 34.1 | 21.8 | 53.3 | 25.9 | 14.3 | 95.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.2 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.4 | 86 | 95.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.4 | 97.4 | 78.4 | 81 | 53.5 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 90.6 | 54.6 | 99 | 95.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.4 | 87.3 | 39.1 |
| Seagate Game Drive for PS ZP2000GP3A1001 Compare | 82 | 91.4 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 90 | 88.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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