Average Bench: 81.9% (458th of 1072)

Based on 535 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV

Very good average bench

The Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB averaged just 18.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 163MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 260MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 300MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 323MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 535 samples)
Min Avg Max
328 Read 399 432
306 Write 374 419
255 Mixed 300 327
154 SusWrite 323 416
78.5% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 21.8 26.2
29.2 4K Write 73.8 111
18.7 4K Mixed 30.2 37.8
111% 41.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
174 DQ Read 283 331
105 DQ Write 260 332
104 DQ Mixed 163 186
152% 235 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
239GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 418 419 392 387 371 MB/s
Read 431
Write 423
Mixed 321
SusWrite 401
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.1
146% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 184
175% 271 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 391 206 189 138 174 MB/s
Read 404
Write 396
Mixed 317
SusWrite 248
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 28.8
99% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 187
174% 269 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 151 210 49 55 46 MB/s
Read 425
Write 416
Mixed 320
SusWrite 152
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 31.9
114% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 181
172% 268 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 191 212 153 154 119 MB/s
Read 412
Write 407
Mixed 322
SusWrite 200
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 28.8
100% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 188
177% 273 MB/s
144GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 359 259 123 142 138 MB/s
Read 399
Write 360
Mixed 296
SusWrite 211
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 27.4
96% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 170
162% 256 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 164 161 162 29 31 MB/s
Read 333
Write 318
Mixed 272
SusWrite 149
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 27.5
93% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 182
168% 258 MB/s
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 337 306 328 313 323 MB/s
Read 357
Write 338
Mixed 290
SusWrite 323
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 13.4
45% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 183
173% 270 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 274 184 209 134 133 MB/s
Read 312
Write 274
Mixed 253
SusWrite 203
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 16.8
64% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 170
159% 248 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,078 SSDs tested

Typical Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB Builds (Compare 10,579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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