Especially when you consider the MSRP of the 1TB version is only $260 (USD) – vs $140 (USD) for the 500GB. This additional RAM may, or may not, play a large role in the overall performance of the MX500 1TB but it certainly is something to be aware of. Along with this increase in the NAND amount comes a doubling of the RAM buffer. However, that is not the only change that occurs when you step up from the more value sized version and get into the ‘true’ mainstream capacity options. Today we are going to answer this question for you as we will be testing the MX500 1TB.Īs the name suggests this capacity version offers literally twice the amount of storage space at precisely 1000GB vs 500GB. This of course did get us wondering about how a big(ger) MX500 would perform and whether or not the new MX500 was indeed like a typical SATA SSD (in that performance scales along with capacity) or if it was more like Intel’s Optane 900P series which is fast regardless of capacity used. This is very remarkable as the rule of thumb states the bigger the SSD’s capacity the bigger the performance will be. For those who have not read that review, Crucial was able to create a ‘small’ SATA solid state drive that acts like a ‘big’ one. Very recently we had the opportunity to put the all new MX500 500GB solid state drive under the microscope and, while it is not without controversy, we did walk away very impressed with what it could do and what Crucial has created.
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