Here are the SSD specs according to the manufacturer …
| Manufacturer | Crucial |
| Article number | CT2000MX500SSD1 |
| Capacity | 2000GB (NAND) |
| Interface | SATA3 6Gb/s |
| Cache | 2x 1GB LPDDR3 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SMI 2258 |
| Flash Type | Micron 64 Layer 3D TLC NAND – Triple-Level-Cell |
| Size | 2.5″ (100.45 x 69.85 x 7mm) |
| Weight | ca. 50 grams |
| Speed | Read up to 560MB/s up to 510MB/s write |
| MTBF | 1.5 million hours, 700 TB total bytes written (TBW), which corresponds to 383 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, where you will immediately notice that no temperature is displayed. However, as with the previous Micron SSDs, the Crucial SSD is equipped with a temperature sensor that can be correctly queried in Windows 10.
Crucial MX500 2TB Layout, design and features …