[SOLVED] Bx500 sata ssd

[Pc6777]

I just got a crucial mx500 and a 860 Evo based on recommendations here, but I have a use case for something smaller and cheaper, how does the crucial bx500 hold up? I don't care about speed just endurance and durability. Is this ssd better than the super cheap ssds like the 30 dollar team group/pny 30 dollar 240 gb options? I know the bx500 is dramless, but I just need something that will last a long time for cheap, and won't die on me, not something fast.

 

[Koekieezz]

For normal use, it should last for at least 5 years, but could be more.

I Got a dramless ssd, it's Klevv N400 the 240gb ones, and i already put tons of writes on this ssd, and it still hold up pretty well, i bought this ssd second hand, and the health is still 99%.

 

[Pc6777]

For normal use, it should last for at least 5 years, but could be more.

I Got a dramless ssd, it's Klevv N400 the 240gb ones, and i already put tons of writes on this ssd, and it still hold up pretty well, i bought this ssd second hand, and the health is still 99%.

Is normal use a few terbytes written per year? And how long would it last with light use, booting windows and hardly any writes.

 

[Koekieezz]

Is normal use a few terbytes written per year? And how long would it last with light use, booting windows and hardly any writes.

Pretty much "that" much, if its only for system use. At least it is covered with warranty so you could RMA it if it went broke. i did around 3TB of writes this month and total write on my ssd is around 50TBs total, and still holding up that 99% health 😀

I use my ssd for OS and storing video project files, so you know how much writes i did.

My Seagate hard drive from 8 years ago still rockin up eventho i used alot on writing on that disk for a backup files while keeping it updated if there is a change.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

BX500 240gb has an endurance rating of 80tbw. Whether this is enough for you would depend entirely on use case, but as a boot drive for most tasks it should last many years.

It is a lower end drive without dram, but for most tasks the performance and durability should be sufficient.

 

[Pc6777]

BX500 240gb has an endurance rating of 80tbw. Whether this is enough for you would depend entirely on use case, but as a boot drive for most tasks it should last many years.

It is a lower end drive without dram, but for most tasks the performance and durability should be sufficient.

It's an electronic device so could it die before 80 terbytes? If I ended up using it for heavier stuff which is unlikely, I have like 4 terbytes in games, if I played each one once a year that's 20 years before I reach endurance rating, so I suspect even if I write to the drive a lot something else would kill it first. How's the durability on this drive not related to endurance, like build quality, component longevity. I will most likely use this drive in conjunction with a hard drive and run everything off that tho.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Anything is possible, but 80tbw is the average expected lifespan. The drive may last way longer, or it may die before this. The drives warranty is 3 years or 80tbw, whichever comes first.

It could die first if say the controller failed, or the controller was very bad about wear leveling the NAND. I believe that model uses a common Silicon Motion controller which is decent at wear leveling and should be reliable itself.

One benefit to longevity is that things such as physical shock and moving the drive are unlikely to impact longevity like they would on a hard drive.

The drive should last longer than your average hard drive, but likely not quite as long as a higher tier MX500 or Samsung 860/70 Evo.

Nobody can give you a specific time it will fail, so it is important to have a backup for any system.

 

[Pc6777]

Anything is possible, but 80tbw is the average expected lifespan. The drive may last way longer, or it may die before this. The drives warranty is 3 years or 80tbw, whichever comes first.

It could die first if say the controller failed, or the controller was very bad about wear leveling the NAND. I believe that model uses a common Silicon Motion controller which is decent at wear leveling and should be reliable itself.

One benefit to longevity is that things such as physical shock and moving the drive are unlikely to impact longevity like they would on a hard drive.

The drive should last longer than your average hard drive, but likely not quite as long as a higher tier MX500 or Samsung 860/70 Evo.

Nobody can give you a specific time it will fail, so it is important to have a backup for any system.

Anything is possible, but 80tbw is the average expected lifespan. The drive may last way longer, or it may die before this. The drives warranty is 3 years or 80tbw, whichever comes first.

It could die first if say the controller failed, or the controller was very bad about wear leveling the NAND. I believe that model uses a common Silicon Motion controller which is decent at wear leveling and should be reliable itself.

One benefit to longevity is that things such as physical shock and moving the drive are unlikely to impact longevity like they would on a hard drive.

The drive should last longer than your average hard drive, but likely not quite as long as a higher tier MX500 or Samsung 860/70 Evo.

Nobody can give you a specific time it will fail, so it is important to have a backup for any system.

Anything is possible, but 80tbw is the average expected lifespan. The drive may last way longer, or it may die before this. The drives warranty is 3 years or 80tbw, whichever comes first.

It could die first if say the controller failed, or the controller was very bad about wear leveling the NAND. I believe that model uses a common Silicon Motion controller which is decent at wear leveling and should be reliable itself.

One benefit to longevity is that things such as physical shock and moving the drive are unlikely to impact longevity like they would on a hard drive.

The drive should last longer than your average hard drive, but likely not quite as long as a higher tier MX500 or Samsung 860/70 Evo.

Nobody can give you a specific time it will fail, so it is important to have a backup for any system.

Does the controller ussuly fail before the nand itself if you don't do a lot of writes(consumer workload)? And is the controller/electronics in the mx500 significantly better than the controller in the bx500? Because if the controller never fails these ssds are next to immortal, I can write terbytes every year for 10 plus years even on cheaper ssds like the bx500.