Average Bench: 59.6% (806th of 1072)

Based on 198 user benchmarks.  Models: Micron C400 RealSSD 2.5" 7mm 512GB, MTFDDAK512MAM-1K

Average average bench

The Micron C400 RealSSD 512GB averaged 40.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 56.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 434MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron C400 RealSSD 512GB is 27.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Micron C400 RealSSD 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 113MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 198 samples)
Min Avg Max
360 Read 434 502
217 Write 250 276
222 Mixed 283 340
93.6 SusWrite 203 250
65.1% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.48 4K Read 17.7 23
14.3 4K Write 56.8 91.8
6.71 4K Mixed 16.5 26
77.9% 30.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 DQ Read 113 194
57.2 DQ Write 130 222
7.38 DQ Mixed 32.9 52.4
49.4% 92.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
189GB free
Firmware: 010G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 211 217 219 217 216 MB/s
Read 479
Write 247
Mixed 266
SusWrite 216
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 24.3
106% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 49.6
82% 156 MB/s
257GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 219 218 218 218 218 MB/s
Read 477
Write 252
Mixed 280
SusWrite 218
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 24.6
97% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 52.3
83% 157 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 214 217 223 254 227 MB/s
Read 432
Write 242
Mixed 271
SusWrite 225
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 21.6
92% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 50.1
81% 155 MB/s
335GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 204 217 207 208 239 MB/s
Read 468
Write 264
Mixed 289
SusWrite 212
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 24.2
96% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 51.8
56% 94 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 79 74 64 64 64 MB/s
Read 424
Write 156
Mixed 225
SusWrite 84.5
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 5.5
37% 9.07 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,320 SSDs tested

Typical C400 RealSSD 512GB Builds (Compare 1,749 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: HP Z820 Workstation

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