Average Bench: 83.6% (430th of 1072)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ
Poor: 60%Average: 83.6% Great: 99%

Very good average bench

The Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ 256GB averaged just 16.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ 256GB is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 303MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Min Avg Max
327 Read 441 526
72.8 Write 316 347
202 Mixed 303 411
74.2 SusWrite 243 339
72.8% 326 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 25.5 31
22.5 4K Write 83.9 123
9 4K Mixed 33.7 43.9
126% 47.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 DQ Read 261 328
25.6 DQ Write 249 318
12 DQ Mixed 142 210
137% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 315 310 331 326 338 MB/s
Read 433
Write 324
Mixed 275
SusWrite 307
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 37.5
134% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 209
188% 283 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 331 333 339 341 343 MB/s
Read 409
Write 326
Mixed 256
SusWrite 337
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 34.7
128% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 210
188% 283 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 252 308 309 304 296 MB/s
Read 423
Write 325
Mixed 294
SusWrite 292
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 36.9
137% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 166
164% 260 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 333 336 343 344 342 MB/s
Read 409
Write 342
Mixed 305
SusWrite 336
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 31.2
114% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 208
184% 276 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 206 209 212 213 209 MB/s
Read 444
Write 331
Mixed 272
SusWrite 218
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 35.7
126% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 169
169% 271 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 288 326 326 326 325 MB/s
Read 425
Write 339
Mixed 235
SusWrite 311
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 32.9
106% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 207
184% 275 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,398 SSDs tested

Typical Micron_M510_MTFDDAV256MAZ 256GB Builds (Compare 2,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 7510

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