Average Bench: 70.5% (663rd of 1072)

Based on 703 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAV256TBN

Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB averaged 29.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 253MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB is 44.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 211MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 315MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 703 samples)
Min Avg Max
325 Read 403 464
148 Write 351 470
162 Mixed 315 394
128 SusWrite 211 307
71.7% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.6 4K Read 18.4 27.5
36.7 4K Write 71.1 111
12.7 4K Mixed 27.8 40.2
101% 39.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
138 DQ Read 216 236
126 DQ Write 253 322
113 DQ Mixed 254 307
186% 241 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 355 177 150 144 145 MB/s
Read 464
Write 411
Mixed 339
SusWrite 220
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 35.6
125% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 272
202% 265 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 434 304 140 137 126 MB/s
Read 437
Write 444
Mixed 379
SusWrite 258
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 28.5
97% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 294
216% 281 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 292 327 215 137 142 MB/s
Read 406
Write 346
Mixed 296
SusWrite 223
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 26.1
96% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 280
201% 256 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 234 142 144 141 129 MB/s
Read 426
Write 427
Mixed 361
SusWrite 196
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 24.1
82% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 215
158% 206 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 309 354 146 141 144 MB/s
Read 378
Write 378
Mixed 341
SusWrite 236
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 23
74% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 212
158% 211 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 241 266 199 152 141 MB/s
Read 328
Write 289
Mixed 269
SusWrite 204
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 20.8
77% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 244
169% 211 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 269 265 242 194 133 MB/s
Read 323
Write 286
Mixed 292
SusWrite 230
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 12.6
41% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 67.8
DQ Mixed 78.3
62% 86 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,652,789 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB Builds (Compare 287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

System: Asus GL502VM

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