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Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 178% (124th of 1072)

Based on 91 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Micron 2300 NVMe
Poor: 135%Average: 178% Great: 220%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB averaged 78.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 709MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,352MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB is 84.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 655MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 91 samples)
Rank 124178%
Min Avg Max
639 Read 1,290 1,740
683 Write 1,352 1,515
614 Mixed 1,120 1,307
368 SusWrite 655 904
248% 1,104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.6 4K Read 43.8 52.7
46.3 4K Write 88.7 113
29.7 4K Mixed 54 66.8
182% 62.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
130 DQ Read 710 846
128 DQ Write 649 1,109
284 DQ Mixed 709 953
524% 689 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 1429 1441 627 209 193 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,314
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,237
SusWrite 880
259% 1,150 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 55.7
184% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 589
429% 568 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1099 257 271 244 243 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1478
Mixed 1208
SusWrite 595
269% 1,200 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 50.9
163% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 767
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 630
482% 658 MB/s
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 938 1043 900 925 542 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,354
Write 1,381
Mixed 1,100
SusWrite 877
265% 1,178 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 41.9
136% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 398
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 369
287% 392 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 258 252 253 252 428 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,214
SusWrite 342
244% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 51.4
168% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 625
DQ Mixed 699
530% 718 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1256 332 321 244 241 239 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 793
Write 1,335
Mixed 950
SusWrite 439
199% 879 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 45.9
155% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 624
DQ Mixed 684
515% 691 MB/s
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Typical Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB Builds (Compare 865 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
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System: Dell Precision 3640 Tower

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples257x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples142x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples126x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples128x
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples120x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples72x
SSD
Micron 2300 NVMe 256GBNvmeBench 178%, 91 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 740 samples77x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,448 samples61x
16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 549 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $232

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