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Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 6,600 MB/s
NAND TLC
52 Overall Score
Price $168
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong speed (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong affordability (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average random (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th 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 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 6600 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 3500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 6600 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 3500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial 500GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 6,600 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,200 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial 500GB SSD | 76.3 | 6.6 | 53.6 | 26.4 | 42.1 | 95.2 | 68.3 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 21.1 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.6 | 78.4 | 88 | 99.6 | 37.4 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.4 | 90.9 | 52.4 | 24.8 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 Compare | 97.1 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 54.9 | 92.3 | 86.8 | 25.4 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 26.7 |
Price
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