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56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 81.7% (459th of 1072)

Based on 62 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA
Poor: 56%Average: 81.7% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 99.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB is 53.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 245MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 353MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)
Rank 45981.7%
Min Avg Max
335 Read 430 496
185 Write 363 419
203 Mixed 353 450
64.2 SusWrite 245 390
78% 348 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 24.6 31.3
24.1 4K Write 75.3 138
16.3 4K Mixed 29 43.4
114% 43 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.4 DQ Read 232 374
40.7 DQ Write 209 329
17.4 DQ Mixed 99.2 233
108% 180 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5T4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 174 195 177 177 180 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 402
Write 378
Mixed 295
SusWrite 205
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 40.2
138% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 233
200% 294 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5T4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 189 160 142 161 156 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 357
Write 377
Mixed 289
SusWrite 184
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 34.5
119% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 232
206% 309 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5T4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 205 195 189 203 191 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 383
Write 358
Mixed 291
SusWrite 215
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 28.9
100% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 216
182% 264 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5T4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 234 207 199 188 173 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 334
Write 320
Mixed 258
SusWrite 217
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 14.2
48% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 196
130% 154 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 193 195 195 195 193 MB/s
36.4% Below average
Read 363
Write 193
Mixed 253
SusWrite 194
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 4.2
36% 8.57 MB/s
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Desktop 35%
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Workstation 5%
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System: HP ProBook 645 G2

CPU
PRO A8-8600B R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6GAMDBench 33%, 827 samples34x
PRO A6-8500B R5, 6 Compute Cores 2C+4GAMDBench 29%, 99 samples17x
PRO A10-8700B R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6GAMDBench 32%, 1,599 samples6x
GPU
Radeon R6 GraphicsAMDBench 3%, 1,720 samples34x
Radeon R5 GraphicsAMDBench 3%, 108 samples14x
Radeon R6 GraphicsAMDBench 4%, 3,679 samples6x
SSD
56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GBMtfddak2Bench 82%, 62 samples1x
RAM
RMT3170MP68F9F1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 34%, 133 samples5x
8KTF51264HZ-1G9P1 2x4GBMicronBench 34%, 894 samples4x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples4x
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