Micron

M600 256GB

M600 256GB
BENCHMARKS (1,017)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -11%Read -10%, Write -1%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -11%Read -9%, Write -5%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age -18%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 89.6% (335^th of 1072)

Based on 1,017 user benchmarks. Models: Micron_M600_MTFDDAK256MBF, Micron_M600_MTFDDAK256MB

Poor: 65%Average: 89.6% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Micron M600 256GB averaged just 10.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron M600 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron M600 256GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron M600 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 333MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,017 samples)

Rank 33589.6%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 415	466
291	Write 400	464
250	Mixed 331	375
232	SusWrite 333	440
83.2% 370 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 25.8	32.3
39.9	4K Write 78.5	114
20.6	4K Mixed 36.3	46.9
127% 46.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
143	DQ Read 306	380
113	DQ Write 291	360
92.9	DQ Mixed 216	259
185% 271 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

143GB free

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 413 299 300 300 300 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 368

SusWrite 347

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 48.7

179% 69.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 252

215% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

221GB free

Firmware: MU04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 462 451 437 461 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 374

SusWrite 455

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 86.7

4K Mixed 40.4

139% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 257

217% 317 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 428 407 304 304 302 MB/s

96.6% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 352

SusWrite 336

88% 393 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 40.8

136% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 257

221% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 294 285 280 283 272 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 283

Mixed 360

SusWrite 290

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 86.4

4K Mixed 42.8

143% 52.5 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 254

219% 325 MB/s

PAN-User, 2 months ago.

82GB free

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 421 435 373 294 284 MB/s

78.1% Very good

Write 430

Mixed 268

SusWrite 369

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 36.6

4K Mixed 29.2

94% 30.1 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 96.6

DQ Mixed 181

148% 219 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 293 287 251 163 122 MB/s

68.1% Good

Write 422

Mixed 344

SusWrite 232

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 64.9

4K Mixed 31.5

112% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 26.9

DQ Write 64.6

DQ Mixed 31.4

28% 41 MB/s

SWE-User, 2 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 242 275 193 180 243 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 298

Mixed 226

SusWrite 232

60% 265 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 41

4K Mixed 23.7

78% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 175

DQ Mixed 146

117% 162 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Asus UX303LB

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	65x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	27x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	66x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	26x

SSD
M600 256GBMicronBench 90%, 1,017 samples	16x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	34x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBSamsungBench 48%, 2,847 samples	15x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 12GBHynixBench 39%, 1,404 samples	6x

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Micron

M600 256GB

Average Bench: 89.6% (335^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.6% (335th of 1072)

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