Here are the SSD specs according to the manufacturer …
| Manufacturer | Crucial |
| Article number | CT1000MX500SSD4 |
| Capacity | 1000 GB (NAND) |
| Interface | SATA3 6 GB/s |
| Cache | 2x 512 MB LPDDR3 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SMI 2258 |
| Flash Type | Micron 64 Layer 3D TLC NAND – Triple-Level-Cell |
| Size | M.2 2280 (80 x 22 x 3.5mm) |
| Weight | approx. 10 grams |
| Speed | Read up to 560MB/s up to 510MB/s write |
| MTBF | 1.8 million hours to 360 TB total bytes written (TBW), which corresponds to 197 GB per day for over 5 years. |
| Miscellaneous | SMART Support – Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology, ECC – Error Correction Code, TRIM, Adaptive Temperature Protection, Active Garbage Collection, Power Saving Mode, Dynamic Write Acceleration. |
Here is a screenshot of the CrystalDiskInfo SSD and HDD information software. Like the previous Micron SSDs, the Crucial SSD is equipped with a temperature sensor that can be queried correctly with Microsoft Windows 10. Temperatures above 40°C are by the way no rarity with M.2 SSDs even in idle, but we will discuss the M.2 temperatures again on the practical test page.
Crucial MX500 1 TB Layout, design and features …