Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB

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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -8%Read -1%, Write 8%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score -8%Read 3%, Write -0%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -66%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total -0%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (298^th of 1072)

Based on 108 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY

Poor: 71%Average: 92.6% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB averaged just 7.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 157MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 81.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB is 36.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 362MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 108 samples)

Rank 29892.6%

Min	Avg	Max
370	Read 452	522
331	Write 438	484
269	Mixed 363	489
148	SusWrite 362	459
90.9% 404 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 25.3	29.8
44.8	4K Write 81.6	114
16.3	4K Mixed 32.2	42.1
123% 46.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.8	DQ Read 284	384
88.9	DQ Write 276	364
17.4	DQ Mixed 157	233
152% 239 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ISR-User, 6 months ago.

383GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 390 437 440 442 441 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 316

SusWrite 429

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 42.8

157% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 231

206% 311 MB/s

CAN-User, 14 months ago.

295GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 375 376 376 364 373 MB/s

94.5% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 283

SusWrite 380

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 83.4

4K Mixed 36

128% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 226

204% 310 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 294 270 265 258 254 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 307

SusWrite 286

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 38.2

129% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 232

209% 318 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

286GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 353 370 420 419 430 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 248

SusWrite 381

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 49.6

4K Mixed 27.7

90% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 229

200% 299 MB/s

USA-User, 16 months ago.

274GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 313 283 323 315 318 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 442

Mixed 320

SusWrite 306

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 50.7

4K Mixed 19.8

85% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 217

166% 225 MB/s

PAK-User, 14 months ago.

401GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MUN1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 338 342 322 323 326 MB/s

60.2% Good

Write 284

Mixed 250

SusWrite 326

64% 284 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 29.8

4K Mixed 19.9

63% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 194

151% 207 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9010

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,852x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	775x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	677x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	471x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	361x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	360x

SSD
Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GBBench 93%, 108 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	97x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	88x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	72x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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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

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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) $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

Micron_M550_MTFDDAK512MAY 512GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (298^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9010

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Average Bench: 92.6% (298th of 1072)

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