New crucial mx500 ssd drive launches with 1tb capacity

The new Crucial MX500 SSD with 1TB of capacity has just been launched. Crucial is committed to 3D NAND SATA SSDs based on their low price compared to those that use PCIe interfaces.

Crucial MX500 uses the new second generation 3D NAND memories

The consumer solid state drive (SSD) market can be divided into two broad categories. On the one hand, we have fast drives that connect to the system through a PCIe Gen 3 x4 interface, often reaching sequential speeds in excess of 2GB / s. At the other end of the spectrum are the cheapest and slowest SSDs that use NANDs, combined with a SATA interface that limits performance to a maximum of 550 MB / s.

Among both spectrums, the most popular are those with a SATA interface, Crucial MX500 tries to seduce this sector with large capacity drives at a price that is not too prohibitive.

Great capacity, speed and reliability

Available in capacities of 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB and formats of 2.5 or M.2, let's see what the most important specifications are and how much these units improve with respect to the previous BX300.

First of all, these units are using a second generation type of 3D NAND TLC memory, unlike the first generation BX300. 6Gb / s SATA interface and sequential read speeds that can reach 560MB / s. As for the write performance, it stays at 510MB / s. This data would be kept in the numbers of the BX300, taking full advantage of the SATA interface. Crucial is offering a 5-year warranty on these SSDs, unlike the 3-year BX300 and its younger brother, the MX300.

We can purchase the 1TB capacity Crucial MX500 for $ 265 currently in the Amazon store.

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