The new Crucial MX500 SSD unit with 1TB capacity has just been launched. Crucial commitment to the SSD 3D NAND SATA units. That has a base on its low price with respect to those units that use PCIe interfaces.
Crucial MX500 uses the new second generation NAND 3D memories
The new Crucial SSD MX500 unit with 1TB capacity is launched
The solid-state consumer units (SSD) market can divide into two broad categories. On the one hand, we have fast drives. That connects to the system through a PCIe Gen 3 x4 interface. Also, that often reaches sequential speeds of more than 2 GB/s. At the other end of the spectrum are SSDs that use cheaper and slower NANDs. And combines with a SATA interface that limits performance to a most of 550 MB/s.
Between both spectra, the most popular are those with SATA interface, Crucial MX500 tries to seduce this sector with large capacity units at a price not too prohibitive.
Great capacity, speed, and reliability
In addition, it is available in capacities of 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB and formats of 2.5 or M.2. So, let’s see what are the most important specifications and how much these units improve with respect to the earlier BX300.
First, these units are using a second generation NAND 3D TLC memory type, unlike the BX300. That uses the first generation. SATA interface of 6Gb/s and sequential reading speeds that can reach 560MB / s. As for the writing performance, it remains at 510MB / s. This data would be kept in the numbers of the BX300. So, taking full advantage of the SATA interface. Crucial is offering a 5-year warranty for these SSDs, unlike the 3 years of the BX300 and its smaller brother, the MX300.
We can buy the Crucial MX500 1TB capacity for $ 265 now in the Amazon store.