Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB

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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -4%Read 1%, Write 8%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score -6%Read 3%, Write -1%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -90%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -1%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 95.6% (276^th of 1072)

Based on 104 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY

Poor: 74%Average: 95.6% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB averaged just 4.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 137MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 93.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 104 samples)

Rank 27695.6%

Min	Avg	Max
382	Read 464	523
351	Write 439	480
233	Mixed 375	494
136	SusWrite 301	440
88.7% 395 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 28	31.8
49.9	4K Write 93.4	116
17.2	4K Mixed 35.1	44.3
137% 52.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.5	DQ Read 279	386
64.2	DQ Write 268	347
18.1	DQ Mixed 137	239
140% 228 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 423 421 430 428 421 MB/s

95.6% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 303

SusWrite 425

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 65.3

4K Mixed 35.4

118% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 233

208% 315 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 months ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 267 261 267 264 263 MB/s

92.6% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 324

SusWrite 282

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 88.5

4K Mixed 37.7

138% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 235

210% 318 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 395 398 401 401 400 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 312

SusWrite 399

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 60.9

4K Mixed 34.2

115% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 232

204% 305 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

195GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 320 363 327 349 346 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 402

Mixed 285

SusWrite 339

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 42

4K Mixed 22.4

76% 27.1 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 193

148% 203 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 103 59 63 64 60 MB/s

38.6% Below average

Write 349

Mixed 225

SusWrite 103

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 6.3

4K Write 15.6

4K Mixed 10.7

32% 10.9 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 143

119% 173 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 71%

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System: Hyrican Z170A PC MATE

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1x

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GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	14x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x

SSD
Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GBBench 96%, 104 samples	1x

RAM
CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 66%, 2,416 samples	5x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 2x8GBMicronBench 67%, 661 samples	3x
CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR11 2x4GBCrucialBench 69%, 561 samples	3x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $580

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB

Average Bench: 95.6% (276^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 95.6% (276th of 1072)

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