Testseek.com have collected 93 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch BX500 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch BX500 Series SATA600.
July 2019
(74%)
93 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
We recommend this QLC drive in the larger capacities for those that want good everyday performance for a budget price. The smaller capacities will likely run into more slowdowns during heavy writes...
Published: 2019-11-27, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
BX500 is one of the most affordable 2.5'' SSDs you can get for the capacity and includes a 3-year warranty with 240 TBW of write endurance. While there is no DRAM cache standalone on the board, the 96-layer 3D NAND TLC packages do include SLC for caching...
Published: 2019-06-06, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: With falling memory prices, there's multiple solid-state drives available for around the $30 USD price point that offer 240~256GB capacities. Here are benchmarks of five such drives, four of which are SATA 3.0 SSDs and even one NVMe SSD. There are also co...
Published: 2019-05-17, Author: Paul , review by: modders-inc.com
Abstract: In today's market, SSDs are becoming so cheap that they are much less of a luxury and more of a standard. Both SATA and NVMe SSDs have come down in price. SSDs, in general, have become so affordable that it's now possible to replace all your mechanical ha...
Great Performance, SATA 6 Compliant, 96-Layer 3D NAND, Available in Sizes up to 960GB, More Storage Less Cost, Included Imaging Software
TLC NAND, Wear rates are pretty high
In this review we took a look at the Crucial BX500 SATA SSD. The BX series is an interesting line from Crucial as they have taken a different approach to how SSD drives are built and sold. On the surface they appear to be more affordable however when you...
High performance to price ratio, Inexpensive, High compatibility, Momentum Cache, 3-year warranty
Performance in random operations could be higher,
Crucial BX500 is a great option if we are considering an upgrade from an HDD to SSD but we don't have a high budget. Especially 960GB version is interesting if we are using a laptop which supports only one drive and we still have more data.A refreshed lin...
Published: 2019-02-20, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
On-point testing results for a value-minded SATA drive, Four capacities to choose among, Comprehensive drive dashboard,
Three-year, versus five-year, warranty, Lower "total writes" rating than competing drives from Crucial, Few ancillary features
The Crucial BX500 is a solid, budget-friendly 2.5-inch SATA SSD with a value bent, but at our test capacity, the company's own MX500 is a better choice for most...
Published: 2019-02-05, Author: Alex , review by: modders-inc.com
Abstract: Crucial has been into memory and SSD business for a long time. Their most affordable line of performance SSDs is labeled as “BX”. Crucial's latest addition to the BX line is BX500. BX500 Is a 2.5” based SATA SSD that is offered in multiple capacities star...
Lower than average application performance, Low endurance, Low sustained write performance
Crucial's BX500 is a cheap option that will outperform any HDD as a boot drive, but it comes with drawbacks. The BX500's low endurance and application performance rank far behind most current-gen SSDs in the market. Pricing is competitive, but there are m...
