New On sale 17%
Crucial BX500
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 720 TBW
58 Overall Score
Price $258
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong endurance (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- 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 | 2000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 720 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial BX500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 720 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial BX500 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 53.3 | 78.5 | 69.8 | 90.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.8 | 81.2 | 96.4 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 94 | 96.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.5 | 87.5 | 47.2 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 89.7 | 40.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $258
Amazon 2 offers From $258
Newegg 1 offer From $275
Best Buy 1 offer From $286
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Usage Scores
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