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550_mSATA_512GB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 76.6% (543rd of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M 550_mSATA_512GB
Poor: 69%Average: 76.6% Great: 83%

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Good average bench

The Micron_m 550_mSATA_512GB 512GB averaged 23.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_m 550_mSATA_512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 143MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 282MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_m 550_mSATA_512GB 512GB is just 13.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Micron_m 550_mSATA_512GB 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 187MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 329MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 54376.6%
Min Avg Max
379 Read 427 519
394 Write 427 467
260 Mixed 329 484
96.9 SusWrite 187 295
76.9% 343 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 22.7 27.9
35.1 4K Write 67.8 120
15.4 4K Mixed 26 33
104% 38.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 DQ Read 280 383
79.3 DQ Write 282 344
13.3 DQ Mixed 143 227
146% 235 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 184 76 65 65 64 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 394
Write 394
Mixed 286
SusWrite 112
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 29.9
135% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 181
177% 280 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 312 167 70 55 59 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 422
Write 409
Mixed 291
SusWrite 176
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 30.7
99% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 221
187% 272 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 192 59 46 53 51 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 408
Write 427
Mixed 297
SusWrite 122
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 32.1
109% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 226
187% 267 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 216 68 65 58 59 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 432
Write 434
Mixed 304
SusWrite 96.9
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 30.9
111% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 163
152% 235 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 208 136 127 103 103 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 379
Write 409
Mixed 289
SusWrite 165
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 26.4
90% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 223
179% 248 MB/s
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System: Dell Precision M3800

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Core i7-4712HQIntelBench 61%, 5,396 samples345x
Core i7-4702HQIntelBench 62%, 3,582 samples174x
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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples408x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples110x
P104-100NvidiaBench 44%, 7 samples1x
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550_mSATA_512GB 512GBMicron_mBench 77%, 16 samples1x
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HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples87x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples64x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples48x
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