Crucial

MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB

MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -14%Read -7%, Write -8%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -13%Read -2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -423%User Rating -14%, Market Share -833%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -23%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -77%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 86.1% (388^th of 1072)

Based on 341 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256MBF-1A

Poor: 66%Average: 86.1% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB averaged just 13.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 147MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 318MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 359MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 341 samples)

Rank 38886.1%

Min	Avg	Max
359	Read 426	498
273	Write 374	428
242	Mixed 359	461
192	SusWrite 318	390
83% 369 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 25.7	31.1
35.4	4K Write 73.8	112
17.8	4K Mixed 32.2	41.8
119% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.1	DQ Read 265	373
63.3	DQ Write 239	313
21.9	DQ Mixed 147	250
139% 217 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 6 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 374 374 373 375 376 MB/s

85.1% Excellent

Write 379

Mixed 336

SusWrite 374

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 33

111% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 203

166% 237 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 392 394 323 297 297 MB/s

82.8% Excellent

Write 377

Mixed 340

SusWrite 332

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 32.5

112% 41.1 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 202

166% 238 MB/s

ESP-User, 6 months ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 290 294 292 293 292 MB/s

73.2% Very good

Write 293

Mixed 272

SusWrite 292

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 53.7

4K Mixed 28.5

97% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 148

126% 182 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 320 345 341 295 317 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 361

Mixed 321

SusWrite 316

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 60.5

4K Mixed 22.1

97% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 185

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 185

139% 185 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	1,235x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples	1,033x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	859x

GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	739x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	374x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	223x

SSD
MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GBCrucialBench 86%, 341 samples	1x

RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples	182x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	177x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples	157x

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Value: 9% - Terrible

Total price: $440

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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

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MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (388^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.1% (388th of 1072)

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