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Crucial MX500 250 GB

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5 editorial reviews
An aggressively priced SATA SSD, the Crucial MX500 still manages swift read and write speeds, making it a very good value for upgrading a mainstream laptop or desktop PC.Read more
Crucial pulls out a competitive consumer SSD to cap off 2017. The new series threatens Samsung's dominance but costs much less in most capacities.Read more
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Pros

  • fast
  • reliable
  • easy to install and speedy alternative

Cons

  • lack of a “Gaming” tag or branding
  • not a single RGB LED
  • high-performance gaming system

Key specs

  • 2.5"
  • 510 Mbps
  • 560 Mbps
  • Serial ATA III
  • 250 GB

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Crucial MX500 250 GB - Pros & Cons

Crucial MX500 250 GB

Pros

  • fast
  • reliable
  • easy to install and speedy alternative
  • improves both performance and cost
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips
  • competitive performance and superior pricing
  • it can deliver solid performance
  • as well as satisfactory read and writes
  • It delivered solid read & write performances
  • cooler
  • faster

Cons

  • lack of a “Gaming” tag or branding
  • not a single RGB LED
  • high-performance gaming system
  • increases power consumption
  • from previous MX-series SSD packaging
  • BX line lacks many of the reliability features found in the MX line
  • transferring data and opening a computer is entirely terrifying
  • built-in data integration tool
  • Crucial does not display the performance specifications on the box
  • only find the BX or MX label on the sticker
  • Crucial included a little sticker to note the drive's capacity

Crucial MX500 250 GB - Technical Overview

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IconRead speed
560 Mbps
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS AIC 8 TB
Read speed: 15000 Mbps
IconWrite speed
510 Mbps
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS AIC 8 TB
Write speed: 15000 Mbps
IconData transfer rate
6 GB/s
Best:
Kioxia CM5-V Series KCM51VUG1T60 1600 GB
Data transfer rate: 32 GB/s

Crucial MX500 250 GB - Full Specifications

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General
Capacity250 GB
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Design
Form factor2.5"
Colour of productBlue,Silver
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Connectivity
InterfaceSerial ATA III
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Power
Min operating temperature0 °C
Max operating temperature70 °C
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Dimensions
Height0.28 in
Width3.95 in
Depth2.5 in
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Performance
4KB Random Read95000 IOPS
4KB Random Write90000 IOPS
Data transfer rate6.0 GB/s
Endurance100 TB
Write speed510.0 Mbps
Memory typeQLC 3D NAND
Read speed560.0 Mbps
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Features
TRIM supportyes
Hardware encryptionyes
Encryption algorithm256-bit AES
Security algorithms256-bit AES
S.M.A.R.T. supportyes
RoHS complianceY
ECCY

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