TEST: Crucial T500 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD T500 with 500GB (CT500T500SSD8) from Crucial.
Score
8094
Price/GB
0,13 €


Technical data
Image T500
Manufacturer Crucial
Model number CT500T500SSD8
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 176 GB approx.
Read speed 7200 MB/s
Write speed 5700 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 300 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5025-E25
Price ca. 65 USD (= 0,13 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
96 %
Write speed
100 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 8094 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial T500 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
5917,58 MB/s
5156,82 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
78,79 MB/s
204,79 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2325,83 MB/s
2877,22 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,021 ms
0,111 ms
Score
2996
3598
Total score
8094

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of April 28, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial T500 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2166,82 MB/s
1,06 s
Program
many small files
1131,96 MB/s
6,22 s
Game
small and large files
1935,15 MB/s
3,57 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Crucial SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7200 MB/s and 5700 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Crucial T500 500GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Crucial T500 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7172,49
5738,04
SEQ1M
Q1T1
5670,98
5314,54
RND4K
Q32T16
3426,41
3213,73
RND4K
Q1T1
85,35
225,38

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
6.840,20
5.472,20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
5.408,30
5.068,30
RND4K
Q32T16
836.526,00
784.603,00
RND4K
Q1T1
20.837,20
55.023,20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.169,06
1.458,99
SEQ1M
Q1T1
184,75
197,12
RND4K
Q32T16
610,07
649,50
RND4K
Q1T1
47,88
18,06

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 176 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 5285 MB/s and written with 2154 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Crucial T500 500GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Crucial M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Crucial T500 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Crucial M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial T500 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Crucial M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool does not work correctly above about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and sometimes wrong min and max data) is displayed.

SSD-Z TEST: Crucial T500 500GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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