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MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 163% (139th of 1072)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron MTFDKBA256TFK
Poor: 79%Average: 163% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB averaged 63.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 584MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,263MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB is 172%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Micron MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 650MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Rank 139163%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 1,044 1,561
235 Write 1,263 1,873
358 Mixed 991 1,479
254 SusWrite 650 1,043
222% 987 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 44.4 62.4
23.2 4K Write 107 244
17 4K Mixed 50.8 81.1
189% 67.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
154 DQ Read 628 848
87.7 DQ Write 458 1,162
110 DQ Mixed 584 1,042
425% 556 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1562 1842 696 211 116 99 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,431
Write 1,890
Mixed 1,394
SusWrite 754
308% 1,367 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 66.1
234% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 54.3
273% 612 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 879 1114 768 685 665 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,066
Write 1,233
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 838
236% 1,045 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 48.6
164% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 575
428% 568 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 258 367 252 250 315 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,260
Write 1,676
Mixed 1,188
SusWrite 346
251% 1,117 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 59.2
206% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 154
211% 400 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 1133 672 591 410 360 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1,048
Write 1497
Mixed 1064
SusWrite 643
240% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 38.9
130% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 284
220% 305 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1768 1195 134 96 98 98 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 817
Write 993
Mixed 710
SusWrite 565
174% 771 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 33.1
116% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 597
DQ Mixed 712
532% 711 MB/s
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Desktop 108%
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Workstation 202%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P D4 - $309

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,903x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,296x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples984x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples985x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples915x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples867x
SSD
MTFDKBA256TFK 256GBMicronBench 163%, 216 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples283x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples214x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,394

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