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MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB

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Effective Speed -15%Effective Speed -15%Average Score -20%Read -17%, Write -11%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 0%Peak Score -20%Read -15%, Write -17%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment -862%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,711%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -18%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 85.4% (398^th of 1072)

Based on 909 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA

Poor: 62%Average: 85.4% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 14.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 283MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 297MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 909 samples)

Rank 39885.4%

Min	Avg	Max
304	Read 391	440
297	Write 366	415
235	Mixed 283	310
135	SusWrite 297	395
75.1% 334 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 24.7	30.9
35.8	4K Write 76.6	115
17.7	4K Mixed 34.6	44.7
122% 45.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
167	DQ Read 331	378
123	DQ Write 293	332
124	DQ Mixed 214	233
187% 279 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 14 days ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 345 355 371 378 373 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 386

Mixed 284

SusWrite 347

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 35.8

118% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 228

203% 307 MB/s

AUS-User, 15 days ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 375 362 380 379 383 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 389

Mixed 292

SusWrite 380

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 37.7

127% 47.1 MB/s

DQ Read 9.1

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 4.2

51% 111 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 days ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 355 367 335 307 266 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 353

Mixed 262

SusWrite 334

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 30.7

105% 36.7 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 218

184% 268 MB/s

POL-User, 6 days ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 373 371 367 369 368 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 375

Mixed 277

SusWrite 370

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 46.2

4K Mixed 30.8

98% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 224

180% 253 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 days ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 274 249 253 234 215 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 343

Mixed 263

SusWrite 265

71% 315 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 56.4

4K Mixed 31.4

103% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 218

182% 263 MB/s

AUS-User, 14 days ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M504

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 268 266 305 298 288 MB/s

62% Good

Write 248

Mixed 247

SusWrite 274

63% 281 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 59.8

4K Mixed 29.2

99% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1.3

DQ Write 4.6

DQ Mixed 1

1% 2.3 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	614x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	492x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	239x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	161x

SSD
MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 85%, 909 samples	1x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples	51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB

Average Bench: 85.4% (398^th of 1072)

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