Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB

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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -34%Read -12%, Write -24%, 4K Read -64%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite -12%Peak Score -26%Read 0%, Write -40%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -9%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 76.2% (549^th of 1072)

Based on 321 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB

Poor: 50%Average: 76.2% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 150MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 261MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB is 44.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 265MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 321 samples)

Rank 54976.2%

Min	Avg	Max
321	Read 408	508
256	Write 327	347
217	Mixed 284	406
124	SusWrite 265	338
71.9% 321 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.8	4K Read 20.9	28.5
23.9	4K Write 66.6	97.2
13.5	4K Mixed 27.3	39.4
102% 38.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.6	DQ Read 273	375
94.5	DQ Write 261	321
16.9	DQ Mixed 150	214
145% 228 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 342 341 341 342 342 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 342

Mixed 301

SusWrite 340

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 85.2

4K Mixed 39

138% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 211

192% 293 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

94GB free

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 340 340 343 344 344 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 342

Mixed 292

SusWrite 341

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 34.9

122% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 210

188% 284 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 months ago.

188GB free

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 336 338 346 350 349 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 279

SusWrite 344

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 32.5

110% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 211

178% 261 MB/s

GEO-User, 5 days ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 303 303 310 307 309 MB/s

85.4% Excellent

Write 338

Mixed 282

SusWrite 308

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 31.9

115% 42.3 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 165

166% 269 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 months ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 330 318 333 335 334 MB/s

80.8% Excellent

Write 344

Mixed 275

SusWrite 330

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 56.4

4K Mixed 26.5

98% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 199

180% 275 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 215 221 218 177 175 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 310

Mixed 234

SusWrite 205

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 39.5

4K Mixed 21.6

74% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 159

DQ Mixed 146

121% 176 MB/s

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Dell Latitude E7450

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples	1,193x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples	1,144x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	100x

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HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	2,358x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	81x
HD Graphics 5500 (PHDGD Skylake v2.9)IntelBench 4%, 39 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GBBench 76%, 321 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	343x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	176x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	121x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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

Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB

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