Left · Crucial
Crucial MX500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 38
$144
typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB against Seagate IronWolf 8TB
Crucial MX500 1TB 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 · Seagate
Seagate IronWolf 8TB
Spec score
Spec score 14
$169
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
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 14
24 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial MX500 1TB: 26.4
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8.3
218%to the left
Typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB: $144
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: $169
$25to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial MX500 1TB: 1000 GB
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8000 GB
700%to the right
Sequential read
Crucial MX500 1TB: 560 MB/s
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
133%to the left
Sequential write
Crucial MX500 1TB: 510 MB/s
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
113%to the left
The verdict
- The Crucial MX500 1TB scores 171% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial MX500 1TB typically costs $25 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial MX500 1TB is the better buy: 26.4 points per $100 against 8.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial MX500 1TB | Seagate IronWolf 8TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA | Hard drive |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 8 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 560 MB/s (better) | 240 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 510 MB/s (better) | 240 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Seagate |
| Released | 2018 | 2020 (better) |
| Typical price | $144 (better) | $169 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.