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MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 81.4% (469th of 1072)

Based on 109 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB
Poor: 57%Average: 81.4% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GB averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 148MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 308MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 313MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)
Rank 46981.4%
Min Avg Max
278 Read 405 494
257 Write 371 426
192 Mixed 308 448
138 SusWrite 313 400
78.5% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 22.5 31.7
32.2 4K Write 70.6 117
14.9 4K Mixed 28.9 44.2
108% 40.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 DQ Read 252 377
62.6 DQ Write 247 326
14.4 DQ Mixed 148 233
139% 216 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free
Firmware: M5S4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 348 329 322 308 302 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 390
Write 355
Mixed 286
SusWrite 328
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 37
133% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 225
196% 293 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5S4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 309 283 293 302 296 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 421
Write 390
Mixed 294
SusWrite 305
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 33.5
113% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 230
191% 278 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: M5S4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 301 224 229 213 204 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 365
Write 352
Mixed 271
SusWrite 246
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 32.5
114% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 231
205% 310 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5S4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 152 135 154 155 138 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 280
Write 298
Mixed 180
SusWrite 159
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 36.7
138% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 66.5
DQ Mixed 160
130% 194 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,722,966 SSDs tested

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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 8%
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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples1,892x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,603x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples886x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples3,494x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples436x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples421x
SSD
MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHB 256GBCrucialBench 81%, 109 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples92x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples84x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples79x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $114

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