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4TB Crucial MX500 2.5" 3D NAND SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
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Various Retailers have 4TB Crucial MX500 2.5" 3D NAND SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (CT4000MX500SSD1) on sale for $164.99. Shipping is free.
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- Sequential reads to 560MB/s
- Sequential writes up to 510MB/s
- SATA Interface 6Gb/s
- Form Factor 2.5-inch (7mm)
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Various Retailers have 4TB Crucial MX500 2.5" 3D NAND SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (CT4000MX500SSD1) on sale for $164.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames and Community Member Christopher11 for sharing this deal.
Available from:About this Item:
Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames and Community Member Christopher11 for sharing this deal.
Available from:About this Item:
- Sequential reads to 560MB/s
- Sequential writes up to 510MB/s
- SATA Interface 6Gb/s
- Form Factor 2.5-inch (7mm)
Editor's Notes
Written by SaltyOne | Staff- About this Deal:
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from Amazon customer reviews.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
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Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
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Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
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Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
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