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Average Bench: 77.5% (537th of 1080)

Based on 2,468 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA

Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB averaged 22.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 234MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 334MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,468 samples)
Min Avg Max
317 Read 414 466
195 Write 378 474
161 Mixed 334 398
141 SusWrite 234 341
76.3% 340 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 22.5 28
38.3 4K Write 78.3 117
18.9 4K Mixed 32.1 41.1
117% 44.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
130 DQ Read 219 236
105 DQ Write 265 325
85.1 DQ Mixed 265 308
193% 250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
174GB free
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 483 167 156 156 156 MB/s
Read 471
Write 480
Mixed 403
SusWrite 266
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.1
156% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 305
224% 289 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 364 285 139 123 144 MB/s
Read 447
Write 451
Mixed 324
SusWrite 233
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 31.4
112% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 297
206% 256 MB/s
235GB free
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 306 43 252 281 147 MB/s
Read 429
Write 374
Mixed 312
SusWrite 224
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 30.6
106% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 295
209% 263 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 255 287 299 304 302 MB/s
Read 400
Write 402
Mixed 353
SusWrite 289
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 27.2
91% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 191
154% 216 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 304 266 195 141 140 MB/s
Read 347
Write 318
Mixed 270
SusWrite 221
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 24
97% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 197
147% 190 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 238 150 147 135 128 MB/s
Read 384
Write 374
Mixed 351
SusWrite 198
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 23.5
83% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 302
214% 270 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 150 141 125 131 123 MB/s
Read 344
Write 330
Mixed 266
SusWrite 142
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 24.2
96% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 199
149% 193 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 143 140 141 142 138 MB/s
Read 471
Write 371
Mixed 340
SusWrite 149
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 10.5
78% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 8.3
DQ Mixed 110
72% 89.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,513,976 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,417 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

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