Left · Crucial
Crucial MX500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 38
$144
typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB against Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Crucial
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 62
$350
typical price
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Crucial MX500 1TB: 38
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 62
24 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial MX500 1TB: 26.4
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 17.7
49%to the left
Typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB: $144
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: $350
$206to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial MX500 1TB: 1000 GB
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the right
Sequential read
Crucial MX500 1TB: 560 MB/s
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 5000 MB/s
793%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial MX500 1TB: 510 MB/s
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 4200 MB/s
724%to the right
The verdict
- The Crucial P3 Plus 2TB scores 63% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial MX500 1TB typically costs $206 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial MX500 1TB is the better buy: 26.4 points per $100 against 17.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial MX500 1TB | Crucial P3 Plus 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 560 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 510 MB/s | 4,200 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Crucial |
| Released | 2018 | 2022 (better) |
| Typical price | $144 (better) | $350 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.