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Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 95.2% (277th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512
Poor: 91%Average: 95.2% Great: 99%

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Excellent average bench

The Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512 512GB averaged just 4.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 130MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 349MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 326MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 27795.2%
Min Avg Max
422 Read 475 519
440 Write 459 482
207 Mixed 326 485
404 SusWrite 424 445
94.8% 421 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 25.6 26.8
51.9 4K Write 60.6 83.5
26.9 4K Mixed 31.6 37.8
111% 39.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 293 386
341 DQ Write 349 354
78.6 DQ Mixed 130 230
151% 257 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
98.7% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 482
Mixed 485
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 29.6
104% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 78.6
139% 272 MB/s
422GB free
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 441 443 448 450 450 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 445
Mixed 301
SusWrite 445
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 37.8
133% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 132
132% 205 MB/s
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 470
Mixed 207
87% 395 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 26.9
100% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 79
128% 243 MB/s
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DL06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 397 402 404 410 408 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 440
Mixed 312
SusWrite 404
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 32.1
108% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 230
206% 309 MB/s

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Typical Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512 512GB Builds (Compare 11,597 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples3,923x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples3,543x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,609x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,190x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples933x
SSD
Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_512 512GBBench 95%, 4 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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