Crucial

MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB

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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -23%Read -19%, Write -11%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score -20%Read -16%, Write -17%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 83.3% (435^th of 1072)

Based on 1,792 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA

Poor: 60%Average: 83.3% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB averaged just 16.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 283MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB is 45.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 280MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,792 samples)

Rank 43583.3%

Min	Avg	Max
306	Read 384	438
292	Write 364	413
233	Mixed 280	311
144	SusWrite 301	400
74.7% 332 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.8	4K Read 23.4	30.8
38.5	4K Write 73.5	115
17.3	4K Mixed 33	45
117% 43.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
193	DQ Read 323	378
122	DQ Write 283	333
134	DQ Mixed 213	234
184% 273 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PAK-User, 1 month ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 222 199 192 192 196 MB/s

88.1% Excellent

Write 388

Mixed 301

SusWrite 224

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 39.1

136% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 234

206% 306 MB/s

AUS-User, 7 hrs ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 227 219 228 219 219 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 387

Mixed 297

SusWrite 242

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 33.9

110% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 229

192% 276 MB/s

SEN-User, 1 month ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 303 267 228 253 239 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 377

Mixed 288

SusWrite 273

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 63

4K Mixed 30.4

106% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 223

186% 271 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 159 86 92 85 92 MB/s

75.9% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 290

SusWrite 137

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 29.9

116% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 228

202% 304 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 months ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 140 71 67 74 72 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 373

Mixed 296

SusWrite 116

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 59.7

4K Mixed 27.3

100% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 217

181% 264 MB/s

DEU-User, 21 days ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5T4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 247 286 241 268 243 MB/s

59.3% Above average

Write 310

Mixed 224

SusWrite 254

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 36.5

4K Mixed 13.6

63% 22.5 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 210

182% 269 MB/s

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,446x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	933x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,583x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GBCrucialBench 83%, 1,792 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	723x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	707x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB

Average Bench: 83.3% (435^th of 1072)

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