Micron

M600 SATA M.2 512GB

M600 SATA M.2 512GB
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Effective Speed +3% Effective Speed 3%Average Score -0%Read -6%, Write 4%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 39%Peak Score -9%Read -8%, Write -4%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 8%, ADQ Mixed -14%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)

Based on 1,030 user benchmarks. Models: Micron_M600_MTFDDAY512MBF, Micron_M600_MTFDDAV512MBF

Poor: 75%Average: 101% Great: 115%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron M600 SATA M.2 512GB averaged 1.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron M600 SATA M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 229MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron M600 SATA M.2 512GB is 40.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron M600 SATA M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 431MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,030 samples)

Rank 251101%

Min	Avg	Max
364	Read 431	469
332	Write 422	467
280	Mixed 319	350
320	SusWrite 412	464
89.2% 396 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	4K Read 28.4	33.2
49.6	4K Write 93.7	120
23.6	4K Mixed 40.2	48.2
144% 54.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 337	380
182	DQ Write 312	343
155	DQ Mixed 229	254
198% 293 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 23 days ago.

100GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 437 445 468 452 411 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 329

SusWrite 424

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 42.9

158% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 360

DQ Mixed 161

163% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 423 450 463 456 462 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 243

Mixed 308

SusWrite 424

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 89.6

4K Mixed 42.2

147% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 251

215% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 402 416 389 397 395 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 414

Mixed 322

SusWrite 393

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 83.6

4K Mixed 40.4

136% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 250

215% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 392 410 448 446 447 MB/s

95.7% Outstanding

Write 400

Mixed 304

SusWrite 422

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 74.3

4K Mixed 36.1

124% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 252

216% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

475GB free

Firmware: MU05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 381 382 418 424 424 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 304

SusWrite 401

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 35.2

123% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 248

214% 315 MB/s

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Workstation 49%

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System: Powerspec Gseries

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	103x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	74x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	50x

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GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	42x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	8x

SSD
M600 SATA M.2 512GBMicronBench 101%, 1,030 samples	22x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 14,957 samples	108x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	35x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	18x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $262

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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M600 SATA M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)