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Compare TeamGroup QX 2TB and Crucial BX500 2TB in Canada side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · CAD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in Canada · CAD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
TeamGroup
Current comparison price
CAD 290Value · Balanced33
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Crucial
Current comparison price
CAD 404Value · Balanced22
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Scenarios won: TeamGroup QX 2TB 1, Crucial BX500 2TB 0, even 2. TeamGroup QX 2TB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
TeamGroup QX 2TB has the higher Value under these priorities (33 vs 22).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
TeamGroup QX 2TB costs less right now (CAD 290 vs CAD 404, 28% apart).
| Priority | TeamGroup QX 2TB | Crucial BX500 2TB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 6 | even | |
| 83 | 58 | ||
| 14 | 11 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
TeamGroup QX 2TB
Current comparison price
CAD 290 33
TeamGroup QX 2TB keeps the higher Value up to CAD 428 (with Crucial BX500 2TB at CAD 404).
Crucial BX500 2TB
Current comparison price
CAD 404 22
Crucial BX500 2TB matches the Value of TeamGroup QX 2TB (at CAD 290) at CAD 274 or less.
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in Canada (CAD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
TeamGroup QX 2TB
Crucial BX500 2TB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| TeamGroup QX 2TB | Crucial BX500 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | A #146 | A #149 |
| Game & File Storage | A #73 | A #76 |
| Heavy Creative Work | B #158 | C #143 |
| Drive performance | 540 | 540 |
| Sequential read | 540 | 540 |
| Sequential write | 490 | 500 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| TeamGroup QX 2TB | Crucial BX500 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential write | 490 MB/s | 500 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| Endurance | 1,200 TBW | 720 TBW |
| NAND type | 3D QLC | Micron 3D QLC/TLC |
| Controller | SMI SM2259XT | SMI SM2258XT |
| Product | ||
| Brand | TeamGroup | Crucial |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, TeamGroup QX 2TB has the higher Value (33 vs 22) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with TeamGroup QX 2TB at its current price, Crucial BX500 2TB reaches equal Value at CAD 274. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Scenarios won: TeamGroup QX 2TB 1, Crucial BX500 2TB 0, even 2. TeamGroup QX 2TB is ahead for Heavy Creative Work.
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in Canada, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.