Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB

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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -24%Read -9%, Write 1%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score -16%Read 0%, Write -4%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -50%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -45%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -61%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -4%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (454^th of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB

Poor: 59%Average: 82.2% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB averaged just 17.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 277MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 339MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)

Rank 45482.2%

Min	Avg	Max
327	Read 418	509
342	Write 409	468
254	Mixed 327	478
162	SusWrite 339	438
84% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 20.6	27.7
28.4	4K Write 65.6	93.8
13.3	4K Mixed 27	38.8
101% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.5	DQ Read 270	382
65.3	DQ Write 277	347
10.2	DQ Mixed 162	229
153% 237 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DNK-User, 11 months ago.

434GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 376 435 405 443 444 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 422

Mixed 288

SusWrite 420

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 58.6

4K Mixed 29.3

102% 36.7 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 225

204% 312 MB/s

MEX-User, 16 months ago.

376GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 365 393 408 382 353 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 300

SusWrite 378

84% 370 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 55.4

4K Mixed 29.6

101% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 225

199% 296 MB/s

JPN-User, 11 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 357 307 310 318 284 MB/s

82.3% Excellent

Write 416

Mixed 302

SusWrite 332

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 51.3

4K Mixed 28.7

96% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 225

205% 313 MB/s

IND-User, 12 months ago.

439GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 410 396 405 412 416 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 266

SusWrite 407

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 36

4K Mixed 22.8

78% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 227

184% 260 MB/s

MEX-User, 16 months ago.

376GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 378 361 381 405 403 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 364

Mixed 270

SusWrite 383

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 41.1

4K Mixed 23.8

78% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 194

178% 275 MB/s

HUN-User, 6 months ago.

435GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 321 352 345 292 291 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 355

Mixed 275

SusWrite 316

73% 323 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 43.3

4K Mixed 26.2

82% 28.8 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 193

163% 240 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 months ago.

374GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 394 383 345 357 388 MB/s

64% Good

Write 327

Mixed 245

SusWrite 366

71% 315 MB/s

4K Read 13.9

4K Write 30.3

4K Mixed 13.3

54% 19.2 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 210

177% 257 MB/s

IND-User, 15 months ago.

437GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 357 367 363 375 369 MB/s

63.9% Good

Write 363

Mixed 266

SusWrite 367

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 15.1

4K Write 31.5

4K Mixed 19.9

65% 22.2 MB/s

DQ Read 191

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 149

113% 155 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Precision M3800

CPU
Core i7-4712HQIntelBench 61%, 5,396 samples	345x
Core i7-4702HQIntelBench 62%, 3,582 samples	174x

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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	408x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples	110x
P104-100NvidiaBench 44%, 7 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GBBench 82%, 150 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	87x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	64x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	48x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Micron_M550_mSATA_512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (454^th of 1072)

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