Left · Crucial
Crucial T500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 82
$299
Amazon US, Oct 25
Crucial T500 1TB against WD Blue SN580 1TB
Crucial T500 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 SN580 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 64
$298
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 T500 1TB: 82
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 64
18 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial T500 1TB: 29.8
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 21.5
39%to the left
Typical price
Crucial T500 1TB: $275
WD Blue SN580 1TB: $298
$23to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial T500 1TB: 1000 GB
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 1000 GB
level
Sequential read
Crucial T500 1TB: 7300 MB/s
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 4150 MB/s
76%to the left
Sequential write
Crucial T500 1TB: 6800 MB/s
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 4150 MB/s
64%to the left
The verdict
- The Crucial T500 1TB scores 28% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial T500 1TB typically costs $23 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial T500 1TB is the better buy: 29.8 points per $100 against 21.5.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial T500 1TB | WD Blue SN580 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 7,300 MB/s (better) | 4,150 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,800 MB/s (better) | 4,150 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Western Digital |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Typical price | $275 (better) | $298 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.