Crucial

MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB

MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -22%Read -5%, Write -7%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -31%Peak Score -15%Read -4%, Write -2%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read -62%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -28%

Average Bench: 79% (499^th of 1072)

Based on 83 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256TBN

Poor: 56%Average: 79% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB averaged 21.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 82.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB is 38.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 227MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 201MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 83 samples)

Rank 49979%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 434	487
165	Write 380	477
166	Mixed 357	465
134	SusWrite 227	368
78.4% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.58	4K Read 22.1	28
25.9	4K Write 82.2	113
14.9	4K Mixed 30.6	41.3
116% 45 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.4	DQ Read 201	236
68.9	DQ Write 240	326
17.2	DQ Mixed 210	308
161% 217 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 10 days ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0MA020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 292 263 139 140 139 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 342

Mixed 279

SusWrite 201

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 32.8

116% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 235

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 275

193% 243 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0MA020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 144 140 138 140 142 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 413

Mixed 340

SusWrite 166

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 67.8

4K Mixed 30.1

107% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 101

110% 185 MB/s

AUT-User, 2 months ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M0MA020

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 32 32 30 31 21 MB/s

33.2% Below average

Write 135

Mixed 193

SusWrite 46

44% 201 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 4.9

4K Mixed 7.9

45% 11.3 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Asus G11CD

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	1,265x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	816x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	466x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x
GTX 950Nvidia $100Bench 26%, 111,509 samples	192x

SSD
MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBCrucialBench 79%, 83 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	348x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples	336x
ASU21D4U5S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,185 samples	143x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $196

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	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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Average Bench: 79% (499^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 79% (499^th of 1072)