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Crucial MX500 1 TB
A trustworthy SATA SSD. Much faster than a hard drive, much slower than NVMe.
What it is used for
SATA is the older SSD plug. Perfect as a second drive for documents and older PCs that have no M.2 slot.
Good for
- Upgrading a HDD laptop or office PC
- Bulk documents
- Secondary drive
Not the pick for
- Primary drive in a new gaming PC
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming50
- Video & photo48
- Office & web86
- Streaming44
- 3D & CAD40
- Local AI12
Specs
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Interface
- SATA 2.5"