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CT500MX5 (ExtHD)

00SSD1 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 108% (5th of 639)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 067b PID 2773 Model: CT500MX5 00SSD1
Poor: 7%Average: 108% Great: 173%

Outstanding average bench

The CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB averaged 8.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 31.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 23.8MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB is 166%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 14.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 5108%
Min Avg Max
20.2 Read 170 253
14.3 Write 146 247
20.7 Mixed 149 247
9.8 SusWrite 130 245
199% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.6 4K Read 14.5 20.9
0 4K Write 16.9 26
1.9 4K Mixed 15.1 23.1
1,143% 15.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 DQ Read 20.5 22.5
24 DQ Write 31.5 37.9
20.2 DQ Mixed 23.8 26.7
1,957% 25.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
109GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 244 242 246 246 246 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 246
Write 240
Mixed 239
SusWrite 244
332% 242 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 22.5
1,721% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.9
DQ Write 37
DQ Mixed 24.5
2,169% 27.5 MB/s
59GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 242 244 245 212 90 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 252
Write 244
Mixed 245
SusWrite 210
323% 238 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 22.4
1,703% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 30.8
DQ Mixed 22.9
1,907% 25.2 MB/s
395GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 89 85 87 91 93 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 253
Write 247
Mixed 247
SusWrite 91.2
277% 209 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 22.5
1,710% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 26.7
2,236% 28.3 MB/s
122GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 73 74 72 73 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 252
Write 240
Mixed 225
SusWrite 73.3
258% 198 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 21.4
1,570% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 22.5
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 23.5
1,770% 24 MB/s
70GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 88 132 109 115 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 115
Mixed 152
SusWrite 115
182% 138 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 12.4
934% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.4
DQ Write 24
DQ Mixed 20.2
1,568% 20.5 MB/s
122GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 57 76 81 81 81 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 252
Write 220
Mixed 180
SusWrite 73.3
232% 181 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 8.5
698% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 21.6
1,706% 22.9 MB/s
338GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 10 8.8 9.8 10 MB/s
11.2% Very poor
Read 50.7
Write 21.9
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 9.8
30% 26.3 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 2.2
102% 3.2 MB/s
338GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.9 10 9.7 9.3 10 MB/s
6.91% Terrible
Read 21.7
Write 21.6
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 9.8
24% 18.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.9
90% 2.93 MB/s
338GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 9.9 10 10 10 MB/s
6.69% Terrible
Read 20.2
Write 20.3
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 10.1
24% 18.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 2
92% 2.87 MB/s
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