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M600 SATA M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 84.5% (414th of 1072)

Based on 2,750 user benchmarks.  Models: Micron_M600_MTFDDAV256MBF, Micron_M 600_MTFDDAV256MB
Poor: 57%Average: 84.5% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,750 samples)
Rank 41484.5%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 401 469
278 Write 381 464
246 Mixed 319 375
214 SusWrite 320 439
79.9% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 23.3 32.7
31.2 4K Write 71.8 118
16.8 4K Mixed 33.1 47.7
116% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 308 377
107 DQ Write 280 346
101 DQ Mixed 213 256
182% 267 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 444 458 313 313 312 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 467
Mixed 365
SusWrite 360
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 43
148% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 256
218% 319 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 437 403 305 306 309 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 455
Mixed 366
SusWrite 348
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 42.7
148% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 254
220% 325 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 308 309 309 309 310 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 436
Mixed 360
SusWrite 308
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 43.7
151% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 140
122% 183 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 416 312 311 311 309 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 393
Mixed 352
SusWrite 329
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 37.7
130% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 255
219% 321 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 301 298 309 308 309 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 295
Mixed 341
SusWrite 296
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 37.1
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 252
216% 316 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 283 303 304 306 306 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 414
Write 401
Mixed 307
SusWrite 299
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 21.4
92% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 154
138% 204 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 244 264 275 283 270 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 311
Write 209
Mixed 294
SusWrite 267
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 13.2
43% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 108
96% 146 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 233 186 190 209 211 MB/s
40.6% Average
Read 287
Write 274
Mixed 174
SusWrite 210
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 13.7
39% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 91
DQ Write 80.6
DQ Mixed 92
67% 87.9 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Asus UX305CA

CPU
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 5,480 samples130x
Core m7-6Y75IntelBench 43%, 1,933 samples13x
Core m5-6Y54IntelBench 43%, 1,733 samples7x
GPU
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples150x
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M600 SATA M.2 256GBMicronBench 84%, 2,750 samples58x
RAM
2x4GBElpidaBench 51%, 4,362 samples111x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples19x
2x2GBElpidaBench 44%, 4,273 samples14x
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