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MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 83.7% (430th of 1071)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA
Poor: 70%Average: 83.7% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 16.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 85.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB is 28.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 286MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 211MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 43083.7%
Min Avg Max
361 Read 420 490
162 Write 384 428
219 Mixed 350 440
126 SusWrite 286 403
80.9% 360 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 24.4 31.1
27.3 4K Write 86.4 120
9.37 4K Mixed 28 45.5
119% 46.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 DQ Read 211 374
48 DQ Write 243 321
11.5 DQ Mixed 85.5 232
104% 180 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
159GB free
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 399 401 404 405 409 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 417
Write 401
Mixed 304
SusWrite 403
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 45.5
169% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 231
198% 290 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 352 283 279 353 351 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 380
Write 383
Mixed 290
SusWrite 332
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 40.9
149% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 93.6
139% 263 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 350 347 346 354 285 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 371
Mixed 283
SusWrite 341
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 30
131% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 229
204% 308 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 222 238 236 187 215 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 412
Write 388
Mixed 294
SusWrite 230
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 41.8
150% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 30.1
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 44.2
72% 130 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 171 88 86 91 85 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 382
Write 392
Mixed 262
SusWrite 126
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 41.9
140% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 232
202% 300 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,746,371 SSDs tested

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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 69%
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Workstation 10%
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System: HP Z1 G2 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E3-1246 v3Intel  $200Bench 73%, 2,511 samples8x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples5x
Xeon E3-1226 v3Intel  $256Bench 71%, 2,019 samples5x
GPU
Quadro K2100MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,539 samples10x
Quadro K3100MNvidiaBench 11%, 2,978 samples8x
Quadro K4100MNvidiaBench 16%, 1,157 samples3x
SSD
MTFDDAT256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 84%, 12 samples1x
RAM
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples3x
HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 2x8GBHynixBench 57%, 261 samples2x
M391B1G73QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 91%, 203 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $200

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