CRUCIAL MX500

Brand: CRUCIAL
Model: MX500

$285–$315estimated range · from catalog price Sep 3, 2026

Crucial MX500 2TB (CT2000MX500SSD1) is a DRAM-equipped TLC SATA SSD from 2018, now discontinued, ideal as a budget boot/game drive or solid-state mass storage.

Storage performance rankTop 34% of storage drives

TierBudget?

ReleasedJan 2018

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Capacity2 TB

TypeSSD

InterfaceSATA

Read speed510 MB/s

Form factor2.5

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Product overview

Crucial’s MX500 launched on January 9, 2018 as the brand’s TLC-based SATA 6Gb/s SSD family. The 2TB CT2000MX500SSD1 variant saturates the SATA interface (up to 560/510 MB/s), uses Micron 3D TLC NAND with a DRAM cache, and is rated for 700 TBW. Crucial ended MX500 production in December 2024, though support materials remain available.

Market position: budget-tier SATA with DRAM; it exists to refresh SATA-only PCs or add low-cost solid-state capacity when NVMe isn’t required. Best for boot drives and game libraries in older desktops/laptops, or inexpensive solid-state mass storage. Notable extras include integrated power‑loss protection and AES 256‑bit hardware encryption.

LifecycleDiscontinued 2024

Best for

boot drive
game library
budget upgrade
mass storage

Official product specifications

Specifications

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Current modelCatalog models

Capacity2 TB