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3400 NVMe 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 309% (29th of 1072)

Based on 332 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron 3400 NVMe 512GB
Poor: 164%Average: 309% Great: 460%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron 3400 NVMe 512GB averaged 208.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron 3400 NVMe 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 971MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,778MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron 3400 NVMe 512GB is 295%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Micron 3400 NVMe 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 52.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 332 samples)
Rank 29309%
Min Avg Max
898 Read 2,778 4,120
811 Write 2,395 3,776
717 Mixed 1,726 2,367
676 SusWrite 1,378 2,357
463% 2,069 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.1 4K Read 52.1 69.1
51 4K Write 128 210
33.2 4K Mixed 70.1 100
237% 83.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
328 DQ Read 1,050 1,447
173 DQ Write 767 1,602
227 DQ Mixed 971 1,699
709% 929 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2983 2155 703 709 710 714 MB/s
349% Outstanding
Read 3,578
Write 3,291
Mixed 2,157
SusWrite 1,329
578% 2,589 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 76.4
252% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,201
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 1,017
765% 1,030 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 34000060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1933 1907 1843 1901 1835 1664 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1,212
Write 1,108
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 1847
311% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 60
190% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 888
668% 899 MB/s
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1085 1282 1158 1371 1357 1365 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,294
Mixed 1,289
SusWrite 1,270
306% 1,362 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 45.4
185% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 616
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 462
335% 445 MB/s
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1238 1289 1301 1264 1139 1197 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1531
Write 1,220
Mixed 943
SusWrite 1,238
276% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 47.9
172% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 471
335% 437 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 547 419 676 993 939 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 1,030
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 689
246% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 44
150% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 424
322% 448 MB/s
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Typical 3400 NVMe 512GB Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Dell Precision 3650 Tower

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples276x
Core i7-11700KIntel  $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples141x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples128x
GPU
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples146x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples110x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples95x
SSD
3400 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 309%, 332 samples1x
RAM
HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 802 samples148x
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples103x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples88x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $217

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