Crucial

MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB

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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -13%Read -15%, Write -13%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 10%Peak Score -16%Read -14%, Write -17%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -31%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 89.2% (341^st of 1072)

Based on 2,574 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA

Poor: 67%Average: 89.2% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 10.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB is 39.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 317MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 325MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,574 samples)

Rank 34189.2%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 398	444
272	Write 360	413
242	Mixed 317	355
226	SusWrite 325	402
78.8% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 26.2	32.3
45.7	4K Write 80.6	114
24.7	4K Mixed 36.9	47.1
130% 47.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.7	DQ Read 314	373
107	DQ Write 284	330
43.2	DQ Mixed 214	252
184% 271 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

EST-User, 22 days ago.

126GB free

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 410 415 320 298 298 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 368

SusWrite 355

90% 399 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 47.7

174% 66.5 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 255

220% 324 MB/s

CZE-User, 19 days ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 341 304 305 205 144 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 346

Mixed 348

SusWrite 276

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 41.4

152% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 246

208% 304 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

70GB free

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 371 373 374 290 281 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 385

Mixed 320

SusWrite 345

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 39

133% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 248

209% 305 MB/s

UKR-User, 26 days ago.

119GB free

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 388 387 381 370 368 MB/s

90.2% Outstanding

Write 373

Mixed 339

SusWrite 381

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 61.5

4K Mixed 33

113% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 247

210% 308 MB/s

SWE-User, 27 days ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 255 291 275 274 254 MB/s

74.4% Very good

Write 359

Mixed 275

SusWrite 263

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 66.4

4K Mixed 28.4

107% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 157

138% 203 MB/s

ESP-User, 27 days ago.

18GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 219 202 95 67 72 MB/s

46.6% Average

Write 184

Mixed 216

SusWrite 145

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 15.7

4K Write 34.7

4K Mixed 18.2

66% 22.9 MB/s

DQ Read 20.6

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 115

86% 109 MB/s

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 15%

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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples	1,248x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples	1,044x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	864x

GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	743x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	376x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	223x

SSD
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 89%, 2,574 samples	1x

RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples	184x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	178x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples	158x

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Value: 9% - Terrible

Total price: $440

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB

Average Bench: 89.2% (341^st of 1072)

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