Best Crucial 500GB 2.5 Inch Internal SSD $59.99

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, up to 560MB/s - CT500MX500SSD1








Digital Storage Capacity 500 GB
Compatible Devices This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives
Hard Disk Interface Solid State
Brand Crucial
Series Crucial MX500 SSD
Specific Uses For Product Personal, gaming, business
Connectivity Technology SATA
Form Factor 2.5-inch
Read Speed 560 Megabytes Per Second
Write Speed 510

About this item 

Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95K/90K on all file types
Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
Aes 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
Crucial 5-year limited warranty


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Speed: Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510MB/s¹
Capacities: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB²
Interface/Form Factor: SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-inch (7mm)
Energy Efficient: 45x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive³
Award Winning: 16+ awards from reviewers worldwide

Quality you can trust

Every time you turn on your computer, you’re using your storage drive. It holds all your irreplaceable files and it loads and saves almost everything your system does. Join more and more people who are keeping their family videos, travel photos, music and important documents on an SSD, and get the near-instant performance and lasting reliability that comes with solid state storage.

Upgrade with the Crucial MX500 SSD, a drive built on quality, speed, and security that’s all backed by helpful service and support. Even if you’ve never installed an SSD, don’t sweat it — our step-by-step guide walks you through the process to make installation easy.

Fly through everything you do

Start your system in seconds, load files almost instantly, and accelerate the most demanding applications with the Crucial MX500. Our dynamic write acceleration technology uses an adaptable pool of high-speed single-level cell flash memory to generate blistering speeds.

Store up to 4TB of data²

Save massive amounts of photos, music, and videos comfortably and securely. With fast access to your media, creations, and designs, you’re ready to share at the speed of your life.

Enjoy the efficiency of Micron 3D NAND

Our cutting-edge components are engineered from start to finish for efficiency. As a result, the Crucial MX500 uses only a minimal amount of power and still delivers a high cost-to- performance ratio — without needing a financing plan to pay for it. Experience a faster, cooler, and quieter computer in your home or business. You’ll wonder how you ever put up with a hard drive.

Upgrade with a drive you can count on

Backed by thousands of hours of pre-release validation, dozens of qualification tests, and a heritage of award-winning SSDs, the Crucial MX500 has been thoroughly tried, tested and proven. Secure your most important files on a drive with established dependability and the advanced features MX500 SSDs are known for.

Install with confidence

For many people, opening a computer and transferring data seems terrifying. That’s why we’ve made it easy in the step-by-step Crucial SSD Install Guide. Check it out before you buy, then install your own SSD quickly with everything transferred over successfully and hassle free.

Micron Quality — a Higher Level of Reliability.

Micron redefines what’s possible with innovative technology that shapes how we use data in all areas of life. Crucial’s unique integration with Micron means our memory and storage components are designed, tested, and refined at every stage of the production process.

Typical I/O performance numbers as measured using IOMeter with a queue depth of 32 and write cache enabled. Fresh out-of-the-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command. System variations will affect measured results.
Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. Not all capacities available at initial launch.
Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX internal hard drive. All other capacities of the Crucial MX500 SSD have comparable active average power consumption specs.

	Crucial P2 SSD	Crucial P5 Plus SSD	Crucial BX500 SSD	Crucial MX500 SSD	Crucial X6 Portable SSD	Crucial X8 Portable SSD
Capacity¹	250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB	500GB, 1TB, 2TB	240GB, 480GB, 1TB, 2TB	250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB	500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB	1TB, 2TB
Internal/External	Internal	Internal	Internal	Internal	External	External
Form Factor	M.2	M.2	2.5 inch	2.5 inch	Portable	Portable
Interface	NVMe PCIe	NVMe PCIe	SATA	SATA	USB 3.2	USB 3.2
Sequential Read Speed²	Up to 2400MB/s	Up to 6600MB/s	Up to 540MB/s	Up to 560MB/s	Up to 800MB/s	Up to 1050MB/s
Sequential Write Speed²	Up to 1900MB/s	Up to 5000MB/s	Up to 500MB/s	Up to 510MB/s
Optimal For	Gamers, professionals, entry-level designers	Fast Gen4 NVMe storage for high-performance computing and hardcore gaming	Universal, value-conscious users	Professionals, upgraders & college students	On-the-go hobbyists, students, travelers & gamers	Photographers, on-the-go professionals & console gamers

Product Description


Start your system in seconds store up to 4TB of data and upgrade with an SSD you can count on Join more and more people who are keeping their family videos travel photos music and important documents on an SSD and get the near-instant performance and lasting reliability that comes with solid state storage Upgrade with the Crucial MX500 SSD a drive built on quality speed and security that's all backed by helpful service and support Even if you've never installed an SSD don't fear - our step-by-step guide walks you through the process to make installation easy It's worth it.

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Technical Details

RAM ‎500 GB

Other Technical Details
Brand ‎Crucial
Series ‎Crucial MX500 SSD
Item model number ‎CT500MX500SSD1
Hardware Platform ‎PC; Mac
Item Weight ‎0.353 ounces
Product Dimensions ‎4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH ‎4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches
Color ‎Blue/Gray
Processor Count ‎1
Flash Memory Size ‎500 GB
Hard Drive Interface ‎Solid State
Manufacturer ‎CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY
ASIN ‎B0786QNS9B
Country of Origin ‎Mexico
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‎No
Date First Available ‎December 1, 2020