Crucial MX500 250GB SATA III 2.5-inch SSD

The Crucial MX500 250GB (CT250MX500SSD1) is a 2.5-inch SATA III solid-state drive built on Micron's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND technology, delivering consistent sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 510 MB/s. The drive is governed by a Silicon Motion SM2258 controller paired with integrated DRAM cache, enabling low-latency random access performance with up to 95,000 IOPS read and 90,000 IOPS write under sustained workloads.

Designed with reliability and data integrity as core priorities, the MX500 incorporates Micron's proprietary Dynamic Write Acceleration technology, which uses a portion of the NAND as a high-speed SLC write buffer to sustain throughput during burst write operations. Hardware-based full-disk encryption (AES 256-bit) is supported alongside compatibility with TCG Opal 2.0 and IEEE-1667 security standards, making it suitable for environments with strict data-at-rest protection requirements. Integrated power-loss immunity circuitry protects in-flight data during unexpected power interruptions, a critical safeguard in always-on enterprise deployments.

Rated for an endurance of 100 terabytes written (TBW) and backed by a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 1.8 million hours, the MX500 250GB is well-suited as a boot, OS, and application drive across edge compute nodes, desktop virtualization endpoints, and distributed enterprise infrastructure. Its compact 2.5-inch form factor and 7mm z-height (with included 9.5mm spacer) ensure broad compatibility with standard enterprise chassis, thin-and-light workstations, and embedded appliances across global deployments in UAE, GCC, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Ideal for

• OS and hypervisor boot drive for edge servers and thin clients in distributed enterprise branch deployments
• Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) endpoint storage where consistent low-latency read performance accelerates desktop image loading
• Lightweight database and application caching tier in workloads that prioritize read throughput over high write endurance
• Secure endpoint storage for regulated industries requiring AES 256-bit hardware encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 compliance
• Replacement of legacy HDDs in enterprise workstations and notebooks to improve application responsiveness without chassis changes
• Embedded storage for network appliances, industrial PCs, and IoT gateways requiring a compact, low-power SATA SSD

Technical specifications

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