Best 500GB Crucial SSDs
There are 19 500GB Crucial SSDs compared here. The fastest is the Crucial T500 at 7400 MB/s read at 500GB, and the highest-rated for endurance is the Crucial P5 (1200 TBW). Sequential reads across the group span 500–7400 MB/s at 500GB.
Why this configuration
A 500GB Crucial SSD is a capacity-first shortlist. Everything here is available at this size, across interfaces and price tiers, so the choice comes down to how fast you need it and how much rewriting it will take. Crucial specifically tends to be chosen here for its firmware track record and warranty support.
500GB is a sensible OS-plus-a-few-games size.
Usually chosen for: buyers who have already settled on the size and are picking on specs.
Good fit: mainstream desktop and laptop builds.
Ranked list
Speeds on this page are the manufacturer's 500GB ratings where published (11 of 19 drives), not the family headline figure. 2 of the 19 are rated slower at 500GB than at their fastest capacity. Rated writes at 500GB run 450–7000 MB/s.
| # | Model | Tier | Controller | Read MB/s (at 500GB) | TBW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crucial T500 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | High-end | Phison E25 | 7400 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 2 |  Crucial MX100 128GB, 250GB, 500GB | High-end | Marvell 88SS9189 | 550* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 3 |  Crucial MX200 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | High-end | Marvell 88SS9189 | 550 | 320 | Find on Amazon |
| 4 |  Crucial MX200 M.2 250GB, 500GB | High-end | Marvell 88SS9189 | 550 | 160 | Find on Amazon |
| 5 |  Crucial M500 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 960GB | High-end | Marvell 88SS9187 | 500* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 6 | Crucial P310 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | Phison E27T | 7100 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 7 |  Crucial MX500 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Mid-range | Silicon Motion SM2258H (1-Core, 4- | 560 | 700 | Check price on Amazon |
| 8 |  Crucial P5 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Mid-range | Controlador Micron DM01B2 (6-Core, | 3400 | 1200 | Find on Amazon |
| 9 |  Crucial MX500 M.2 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Mid-range | Silicon Motion SM2258H (1-Core, 4- | 560 | 360 | Find on Amazon |
| 10 |  Crucial BX300 128GB, 250GB, 500GB | Mid-range | Silicon Motion SM2258 | 555* | 160 | Find on Amazon |
| 11 |  Crucial M550 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Mid-range | Marvell 88SS9189 | 550* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 12 |  Crucial M550 mSATA 128GB, 250GB, 500GB | Mid-range | Marvell 88SS9189 | 550* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 13 |  Crucial BX200 250GB, 500GB, 960GB | Mid-range | Silicon Motion SM2256G | 540* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 14 |  Crucial BX100 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Mid-range | Silicon Motion SM2246EN | 535 | 72 | Find on Amazon |
| 15 |  Crucial BX500 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 960GB | Value | SILICON MOTION SM2258XT (1-Core, 4 | 540* | 720 | Check price on Amazon |
| 16 |  Crucial P2 250GB, 500GB | Value | Phison’s PS5013-E13T | 2300 | 300 | Find on Amazon |
| 17 |  Crucial P1 500GB, 1TB | Value | Silicon Motion SM2263EN (2-Core, 4 | 1900 | 200 | Find on Amazon |
| 18 |  Crucial Externo CRUCIAL X6 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | — | "Silicon Motion SM2258XT (1-Core, | 560 | — | Find on Amazon |
| 19 |  Crucial M4 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 64GB | — | MARVELL 88SS9174-BLD2 | 500* | 72 | Find on Amazon |
* family rating — the manufacturer does not publish a 500GB figure for this drive.
The parts, explained
500GB is a comfortable OS-and-games starting point.
Staying with Crucial means consistent firmware, tooling and warranty handling across the range.