Average Bench: 81.1% (470th of 1072)

Based on 1,217 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV

Very good average bench

The Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB averaged just 18.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 175MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 285MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 272MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 322MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,217 samples)
Min Avg Max
335 Read 394 433
294 Write 369 417
285 Mixed 322 350
101 SusWrite 272 408
76.3% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 22 26.4
24.7 4K Write 80.2 112
17.1 4K Mixed 31.2 38.3
116% 44.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 307 340
178 DQ Write 285 332
134 DQ Mixed 175 192
164% 256 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
446GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 416 414 416 416 MB/s
Read 430
Write 407
Mixed 348
SusWrite 415
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 33.7
115% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 194
185% 288 MB/s
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 331 345 346 331 350 MB/s
Read 404
Write 348
Mixed 309
SusWrite 329
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 29.3
107% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 181
170% 265 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 248 71 65 60 51 MB/s
Read 394
Write 381
Mixed 331
SusWrite 113
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 34.1
118% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 174
169% 265 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 209 66 57 47 55 MB/s
Read 374
Write 353
Mixed 319
SusWrite 105
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 33.8
119% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 175
165% 258 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 82 52 42 52 45 MB/s
Read 405
Write 373
Mixed 322
SusWrite 102
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 30.9
108% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 189
178% 278 MB/s
433GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 258 210 196 189 222 MB/s
Read 259
Write 299
Mixed 244
SusWrite 231
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 24.8
85% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 23.1
DQ Write 87.7
DQ Mixed 33.2
32% 48 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,807 SSDs tested

Typical Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MAV 480GB Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Powerspec Gseries

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 127% - Outstanding Total price: $213

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