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MTFDKCD256TFK 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 147% (160th of 1072)

Based on 505 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron MTFDKCD256TFK
Poor: 78%Average: 147% Great: 220%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron MTFDKCD256TFK 256GB averaged 47.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron MTFDKCD256TFK 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 525MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,099MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron MTFDKCD256TFK 256GB is 143%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Micron MTFDKCD256TFK 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 665MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 505 samples)
Rank 160147%
Min Avg Max
328 Read 913 1,423
301 Write 1,099 1,789
403 Mixed 903 1,416
312 SusWrite 665 1,050
202% 895 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 37.9 56.7
21.4 4K Write 84.5 162
15.1 4K Mixed 44.3 68.5
159% 55.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
245 DQ Read 609 826
87.1 DQ Write 352 853
148 DQ Mixed 525 974
379% 496 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 1335 382 81 98 99 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1,178
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,164
SusWrite 536
245% 1,087 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 56
222% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 900
632% 796 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1444 1520 721 268 208 149 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 1,474
Mixed 1,130
SusWrite 718
241% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 48.7
165% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 730
569% 775 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7003V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 892 894 1052 818 390 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 958
Write 1178
Mixed 933
SusWrite 817
219% 972 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 27.9
92% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 493
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 355
254% 334 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1004V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 880 430 336 193 180 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 652
Write 938
Mixed 604
SusWrite 462
150% 664 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 34.9
150% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 681
469% 593 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1004V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 442 447 450 459 397 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 520
Write 460
Mixed 465
SusWrite 439
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 27.6
89% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 99.2
DQ Mixed 276
198% 262 MB/s
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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 82TS

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples209x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples47x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples10x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples191x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples47x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples28x
SSD
MTFDKCD256TFK 256GBMicronBench 147%, 505 samples137x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples83x
MT40A1G16TB-062E:F 1x8GBMicronBench 34%, 758 samples66x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 34%, 7,899 samples51x
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