Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB

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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -9%Read -6%, Write 3%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score -5%Read 4%, Write -0%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -36%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total 1%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (299^th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY

Poor: 73%Average: 92.6% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB averaged just 7.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 192MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB is 34.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 315MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)

Rank 29992.6%

Min	Avg	Max
272	Read 433	528
226	Write 417	484
134	Mixed 323	497
126	SusWrite 315	446
83.7% 372 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 26.8	31.5
36.4	4K Write 82.6	114
20.1	4K Mixed 37.4	45.8
132% 48.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.8	DQ Read 321	390
104	DQ Write 294	361
15.2	DQ Mixed 192	239
176% 269 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

172GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 449 434 449 458 447 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 328

SusWrite 445

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 41.9

147% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 238

212% 318 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

142GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 437 448 448 449 453 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 333

SusWrite 446

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 70

4K Mixed 35.6

124% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 232

204% 306 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

142GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 441 454 456 458 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 394

Mixed 282

SusWrite 445

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 60.6

4K Mixed 31.2

107% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 229

203% 307 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 months ago.

83GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 284 236 230 229 238 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 313

SusWrite 270

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 35.6

116% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 234

207% 311 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

172GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 337 308 364 377 365 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 455

Mixed 239

SusWrite 344

69% 300 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 30.6

111% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 389

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 238

217% 330 MB/s

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	520x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	414x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	646x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	335x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	215x

SSD
Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GBBench 93%, 35 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	116x
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples	78x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	68x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $214

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (299^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

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Micron_M550_MTFDDAK256MAY 256GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (299th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

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Average Bench: 92.6% (299^th of 1072)