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M600 2.5 7MM 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 79.7% (489th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron M600 2.5 7MM 256GB
Poor: 69%Average: 79.7% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Micron M600 2.5 7MM 256GB averaged 20.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron M600 2.5 7MM 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 147MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron M600 2.5 7MM 256GB is 22.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Micron M600 2.5 7MM 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 273MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 338MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 48979.7%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 434 521
300 Write 374 457
253 Mixed 338 414
187 SusWrite 273 340
79.6% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 23 31.4
46.8 4K Write 72 87.4
11.5 4K Mixed 26.8 34.9
107% 40.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31 DQ Read 242 380
67.7 DQ Write 248 330
15.5 DQ Mixed 147 250
138% 212 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 373 388 346 287 302 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 416
Write 397
Mixed 343
SusWrite 340
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 33.1
114% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 247
210% 306 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 273 301 300 299 298 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 424
Write 338
Mixed 277
SusWrite 289
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 34.9
128% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 153
137% 202 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 295 179 246 280 290 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 405
Write 391
Mixed 336
SusWrite 255
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 36.8
112% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 258
223% 329 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 297 269 293 300 249 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 436
Write 457
Mixed 373
SusWrite 286
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 11.5
76% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 250
216% 320 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 250 282 278 269 260 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 355
Write 338
Mixed 294
SusWrite 263
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 25.1
85% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 140
140% 226 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,651,718 SSDs tested

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Typical M600 2.5 7MM 256GB Builds (Compare 1,809 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6800

CPU
Core i7-4810MQIntel  $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples545x
Core i7-4800MQIntel  $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples407x
Core i7-4910MQIntel  $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples213x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples1,017x
Quadro K3100MNvidiaBench 11%, 2,978 samples340x
Quadro K4100MNvidiaBench 16%, 1,157 samples192x
SSD
M600 2.5 7MM 256GBMicronBench 80%, 7 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,944 samples85x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples82x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 2,172 samples51x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $400

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