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Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 88.7% (349th of 1072)

Based on 374 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB
Poor: 62%Average: 88.7% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GB averaged just 11.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 278MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 347MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 374 samples)
Rank 34988.7%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 426 519
334 Write 420 477
236 Mixed 327 483
137 SusWrite 347 444
85.5% 380 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 24 30.1
36.2 4K Write 76.7 116
15.7 4K Mixed 31.9 43.4
118% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 DQ Read 289 384
94.5 DQ Write 278 344
16 DQ Mixed 168 231
158% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
464GB free
Firmware: DL03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 423 436 454 450 448 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 472
Mixed 326
SusWrite 415
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 43.9
162% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 231
213% 326 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 418 420 435 437 441 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 444
Mixed 297
SusWrite 429
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 35.1
122% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 219
188% 278 MB/s
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 430 434 438 434 428 MB/s
92.4% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 438
Mixed 294
SusWrite 432
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 33.4
113% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 219
190% 283 MB/s
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 288 294 305 308 305 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 442
Write 443
Mixed 314
SusWrite 286
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 33.3
114% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 220
196% 295 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 288 277 203 195 192 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 400
Write 419
Mixed 298
SusWrite 256
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 33.5
116% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 227
198% 295 MB/s
72GB free
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 299 274 282 267 279 MB/s
79.1% Very good
Read 345
Write 360
Mixed 274
SusWrite 294
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 36
123% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 157
129% 187 MB/s
343GB free
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 296 294 299 297 294 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 350
Write 379
Mixed 270
SusWrite 296
73% 323 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 27.9
99% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 228
207% 316 MB/s
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Gaming 31%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,240x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples956x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples408x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples414x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512GB 512GBBench 89%, 374 samples1x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples208x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
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