Left · Crucial
Crucial MX500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 38
$144
typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB against WD Blue 4TB
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 · Western Digital
WD Blue 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 12
$79
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
WD Blue 4TB: 12
26 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
WD Blue 4TB: 15.2
74%to the left
Typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB: $144
WD Blue 4TB: $79
$65to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial MX500 1TB: 1000 GB
WD Blue 4TB: 4000 GB
300%to the right
Sequential read
Crucial MX500 1TB: 560 MB/s
WD Blue 4TB: 180 MB/s
211%to the left
Sequential write
Crucial MX500 1TB: 510 MB/s
WD Blue 4TB: 180 MB/s
183%to the left
The verdict
- The Crucial MX500 1TB scores 217% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Blue 4TB typically costs $65 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial MX500 1TB is the better buy: 26.4 points per $100 against 15.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial MX500 1TB | WD Blue 4TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA | Hard drive |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 4 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 560 MB/s (better) | 180 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 510 MB/s (better) | 180 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Western Digital |
| Released | 2018 | 2019 (better) |
| Typical price | $144 | $79 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.