Crucial BX500 1TB
The current Crucial BX500 1TB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Crucial · SSD · SATA
Retailer photo of Crucial BX500 1TB. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: System Drive
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 540 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 500 MB/s
- Endurance
- 360 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt CAD 293 the Crucial BX500 1TB is priced in line with its CAD 293 representative market level. Only one verified new offer stands behind it, so the level can move quickly.
Consider: TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB offers stronger value around CAD 135.Compare
Prices & availability
Crucial BX500 1TB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
2 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial BX500 1TB | Newegg | New | CAD 293 | 21 | 2026-11-03 | View offer → |
| Crucial BX500 1TB | Amazon | New | Check on Amazon | 20 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| Crucial BX500 1TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#157 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #154 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 1TB 4
- #155 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 1TB 4
- #156 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 1TB 4
- #157 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 4
- #158 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 512GB 4
- #159 TeamGroupTeamGroup AX2 512GB 4
- #160 PNYPNY CS900 1TB 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#163 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #160 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP33 PRO 2TB 22
- #161 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 22
- #162 KingstonKingston KC600 512GB 21
- #163 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 21
- #164 MSIMSI SPATIUM M450 500GB 19
- #165 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 18
- #166 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 16
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#157 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #154 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 1TB 4
- #155 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 1TB 4
- #156 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 1TB 4
- #157 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 4
- #158 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 512GB 4
- #159 TeamGroupTeamGroup AX2 512GB 4
- #160 PNYPNY CS900 1TB 4
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#159 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #156 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 2TB 8
- #157 TeamGroupTeamGroup MS30 2TB 7
- #158 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 2TB 7
- #159 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 7
- #160 TeamGroupTeamGroup GX2 2TB 7
- #161 CrucialCrucial MX500 250GB 7
- #162 PNYPNY CS900 2TB 6
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#131 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #128 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 1TB 13
- #129 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 1TB 13
- #130 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 1TB 13
- #131 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 13
- #132 PNYPNY CS900 1TB 13
- #133 TeamGroupTeamGroup MS30 1TB 13
- #134 LexarLexar NS100 1TB 13
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#136 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #133 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 1TB 45
- #134 KingstonKingston KC3000 1TB 45
- #135 CrucialCrucial P3 Plus 2TB 45
- #136 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 44
- #137 CorsairCorsair MP600 ELITE 4TB 44
- #138 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN850P 1TB 44
- #139 CrucialCrucial P510 2TB 44
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#149 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #146 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 4
- #147 PNYPNY CS900 2TB 4
- #148 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 4
- #149 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 4
- #150 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 1TB 4
- #151 PatriotPatriot P210 512GB 4
- #152 PatriotPatriot P220 512GB 4
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#167 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #164 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 11
- #165 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 10
- #166 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 10
- #167 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 10
- #168 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 9
- #169 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 9
- #170 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 1TB 9
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What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value21 | Higher capability Crucial P510 1TB 94 +1937% capability · +1% price | Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB 100 +826% capability |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value7 | Higher capability Crucial P510 1TB S 91 +1937% capability · +1% price | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB S 100 +1122% capability |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeB Value44 | Higher capability TeamGroup QX 2TB A 83 +100% capability | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB B 87 +0% capability |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeD Value10 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial P510 1TB S 94 +1800% capability · +1% price | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 78, against a cheapest tracked CAD 293
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 21 with Balanced priorities. Check on Amazon.
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital Blue SN5100 500GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 7 for System Drive. Check on Amazon.
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded B for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near CAD 163, against a cheapest tracked CAD 293
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB holds Relative Value 87 against its 44 for Game. Check on Amazon.
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only D there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades D for Heavy Creative Work, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades D there; Crucial P510 1TB grades S at CAD 295
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Crucial BX500 1TB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 540 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 500 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- SMI SM2258XT
Media
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- NAND type
- Micron 3D QLC/TLC
- DRAM cache
- None (DRAM-less)
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 360 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- CT1000BX500SSD1
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Crucial BX500 1TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #157 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 540. TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Crucial BX500 1TB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #157 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 540. TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Crucial BX500 1TB offers B-grade capability for Game. It ranks #131 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 540. TeamGroup MP44Q 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Crucial BX500 1TB offers D-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #149 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 540. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon listing snapshots can participate in Value while fresh. We show Check on Amazon instead of its price; confirm the current price and availability at the store. When no current listing snapshot exists, Amazon is a search link only.
Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 · formula ssd-value-v6.1 · facts facts-2026-11-09 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.