Crucial T500 500 GB vs SK hynix PC801 (OEM) 1 TB

Short answer: which is best?

Crucial T500 500 GB is 3.1 % stronger than SK hynix PC801 (OEM) 1 TB. Crucial T500 500 GB ranks #10 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (12,519 Drive score over 1 verified runs). SK hynix PC801 (OEM) 1 TB ranks #13 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (12,146 Drive score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCrucial T500 500 GBSK hynix PC801 (OEM) 1 TB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)12,51912,146
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,8427,724
Sequential read3,532 MB/s3,741 MB/s
4K IOPS15,57614,388
4K latency, median (lower is better)59 µs53 µs
TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Size500 GB1 TB

What the numbers mean

The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Crucial T500 500 GB · All measurements for SK hynix PC801 (OEM) 1 TB