Crucial MX500 500 GB Review 24

Crucial MX500 500 GB Review

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Packaging and Contents

Package Front
Package Back


The Drive

SSD Front
SSD Back

The drive conforms to the dimensions set forth by the 2.5" form factor. It is made out of metal to improve its durability and is only 7 mm thick, which makes it compatible with Intel's Ultrabook specification.

SSD Interface Connector

The Crucial MX500 uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface. It is compatible with any older SATA standard, but will, in such a case, work at reduced performance.

SSD Teardown PCB Front
SSD Teardown PCB Back

You will find the SSD controller and eight flash chips on the PCB. One DRAM chip is also present to provide the SSD controller with RAM and soak up write bursts.

SSD Controller

The SMI controller is a first for the MX Series, which used Marvell controllers before.

SSD Flash Chips

The eight TLC flash chips are produced by Micron and are built using 64-layer 3D TLC NAND technology.
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