Let’s have a look at the performance with some synthetic benchmarks followed up by some real world tests.

attributes, perform a secure erase, update firmware and do a PSID revert if you forgot the password for an encrypted drive.

This is the latest available version for our sample drives but updates be available after this is published.Ĭrucial also has a new utility called Storage Executive that provides the ability to view system information, drive details, S.M.A.R.T. This is a great free tool to see lots of detailed information about the drive such as the firmware version for the drives is MU01. SSD MODELįor the Crucial MX200 and BX100 drives, the readout on CrystalDiskInfo shows that both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. Set the spacer aside As you take your SSD out of its box, you’ll see this it’s called a spacer, but not all SSD models come with one.

Since the tests of the drives listed have spanned different test benches and represent different interfaces, we have listed the most recent ones for easy reference. a SATA-to-USB cable, you can get one in the Crucial SSD Install Kit, which is sold separately. The 2.5' SSD ships with a spacer should you need to. The M500 falls far short of our expectations. Both the RealSSD 300 and the M4, three and two years old, were almost legendary in terms of reliability and performance. Crucial have a long history of producing outstanding Solid State drives.

Like CPU’s, even identical drives will have variations in performance and part of that variance may be attributable to the NAND flash used. Crucial warrantees the BX100 for three years or 72 terabytes written, (equivalent to: 40GB per day for five years), whichever comes first. We had high expectations for the Crucial M500. Different controllers definitely perform differently and each has various strengths and weaknesses. Comparison Drives And Other Models We Have Tested Since there are so many SSDs out there now with different controllers, we started a reference table of which controllers are used by each drive to help you compare results. The BX100 is Crucials direct competitor to the 850 EVO while the MX200 competes with the 850 PRO.

Crucial m500 vs bx100