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CT500MX5 (ExtHD)

00SSD1 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 197% (1st of 639)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: CT500MX5 00SSD1
Poor: 32%Average: 197% Great: 388%

Outstanding average bench

The CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB averaged 96.7% 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 46.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 34.4MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB is 356%. 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 252MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 1197%
Min Avg Max
22.7 Read 252 490
22.7 Write 233 464
22.7 Mixed 232 448
3.1 SusWrite 227 448
320% 236 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.4 4K Read 20.8 34.2
4.2 4K Write 34.4 76
4.3 4K Mixed 25.3 47.3
2,107% 26.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 DQ Read 25 37.8
10.2 DQ Write 46.8 91.9
10.6 DQ Mixed 31.3 52.3
2,750% 34.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
70GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 424 431 440 438 440 MB/s
329% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 441
Mixed 426
SusWrite 428
599% 442 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 36.4
3,126% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 80.5
DQ Mixed 48.6
4,518% 54.5 MB/s
104GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 383 387 395 395 343 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 397
Mixed 383
SusWrite 380
532% 388 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 24.2
1,778% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 26.1
DQ Write 38.4
DQ Mixed 29.9
2,420% 31.5 MB/s
26GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 263 261 263 267 262 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 300
Write 256
Mixed 275
SusWrite 263
369% 273 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 20.2
1,517% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 32.9
DQ Mixed 27
2,127% 28 MB/s
9GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 32
Write 25.3
Mixed 28
SusWrite 13.6
32% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 7.4
530% 7.33 MB/s
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