SSD, the users choice, Part-4

Crucial CT500BX100SSD1 BX100 500GB

Crucial CT500BX100SSD1 500GB

4.     Crucial CT500BX100SSD1 BX100 500GB

Price  ~  199 USD

Average User Bench +5%
Peak Lab Bench +3%
Value & Sentiment -49%
Nice To Haves +3%

Average Bench: 87.4% – 71st / 734

Very good effective speed
The Crucial BX100 500GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX100 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Terrible consistency
The range of scores (best-worst) for the Crucial BX100 500GB is 95.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial BX100 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Strengths
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.5MB/s

Weaknesses
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 50.2MB/s

AMAZON     $199.99
EbayUS           $184.76
B&H                 $174
NewEGG.US  $180

 

New, Actualized product:

Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 480GB, 2.5″, Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive – CT480BX500SSD1

 

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