Crucial

MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB

MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -19%Read -8%, Write -5%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -14%Read -2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -87%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 83.2% (437^th of 1072)

Based on 258 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256MAY-1A

Poor: 66%Average: 83.2% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 139MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 258 samples)

Rank 43783.2%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 423	499
316	Write 385	428
258	Mixed 344	455
117	SusWrite 276	386
80.2% 357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 24.4	31.2
34.6	4K Write 71.1	115
17.6	4K Mixed 30.6	39.6
114% 42.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.3	DQ Read 263	377
74.2	DQ Write 241	321
18.2	DQ Mixed 139	232
135% 215 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M506

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 356 358 370 361 364 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 396

Mixed 319

SusWrite 360

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 95.9

4K Mixed 42.9

148% 55.6 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 230

203% 306 MB/s

FIN-User, 3 months ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 200 181 175 188 183 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 362

Mixed 270

SusWrite 212

69% 306 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 78.6

4K Mixed 37.3

131% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 231

204% 306 MB/s

FIN-User, 2 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M506

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 208 233 240 262 252 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 350

Mixed 218

SusWrite 237

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 22.1

77% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 164

146% 221 MB/s

VNM-User, 20 days ago.

80GB free

Firmware: M5T4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 156 122 80 72 81 MB/s

47% Average

Write 214

Mixed 203

SusWrite 112

47% 209 MB/s

4K Read 13

4K Write 25.9

4K Mixed 15.9

54% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 156

143% 220 MB/s

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Gaming 18%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 19%

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System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	114x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples	87x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GBCrucialBench 83%, 258 samples	1x

RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples	25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples	19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples	18x

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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 $176	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 $45	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

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MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB

Average Bench: 83.2% (437^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.2% (437th of 1072)

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