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56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 85.8% (390th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK2 56MAY-1AH1ZABHA
Poor: 64%Average: 85.8% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 14.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 105MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Mtfddak2 56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 78.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 217MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 39085.8%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 436 498
310 Write 385 420
134 Mixed 298 447
83 SusWrite 217 391
74.8% 334 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.3 4K Read 27.4 33.5
43.5 4K Write 105 151
16.8 4K Mixed 31.8 41.9
138% 54.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 DQ Read 78.1 333
65.1 DQ Write 228 322
0.53 DQ Mixed 41.2 216
63.7% 116 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 385 379 384 379 379 MB/s
92.8% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 402
Mixed 309
SusWrite 370
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 40.4
140% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 168
137% 195 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: 0301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 352 347 347 342 347 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 361
Write 360
Mixed 286
SusWrite 348
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 34.3
117% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 175
143% 205 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 172 135 148 125 147 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 416
Write 384
Mixed 285
SusWrite 172
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 37.2
131% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 5.3
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 2.5
50% 110 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 145 84 80 79 78 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 396
Write 291
Mixed 263
SusWrite 118
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 20.2
86% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 5.6
DQ Write 91.5
DQ Mixed 4.5
17% 33.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,744,678 SSDs tested

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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 samples614x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples493x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples239x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples161x
SSD
56MAY-1AH1ZABHA 256GBMtfddak2Bench 86%, 59 samples1x
RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples45x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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