CRUCIAL MX500
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.
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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.
- boot drive
- game library
- budget upgrade
- mass storage
Product highlights
- Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95K/90K on all file types
- Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
- Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
- Aes 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
- Crucial 5-year limited warranty
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Type
- SSD
- Form factor
- M.2
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MB
- Read speed
- 510 MB/s
- Tdp
- 3 W
