Average Bench: 78.9% (503rd of 1072)

Based on 246 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA

Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA 256GB averaged 21.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 150MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA 256GB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 259MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 275MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 246 samples)
Min Avg Max
316 Read 400 484
247 Write 305 328
224 Mixed 275 377
126 SusWrite 259 318
69.3% 310 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 22.6 29.7
38.3 4K Write 76.8 113
14.1 4K Mixed 29.8 41.1
113% 43.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29 DQ Read 270 325
95.7 DQ Write 269 315
16.5 DQ Mixed 150 208
146% 230 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1T6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 276 276 274 274 262 MB/s
Read 432
Write 319
Mixed 296
SusWrite 277
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 43.7
167% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 152
161% 265 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1T6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 274 238 211 174 182 MB/s
Read 437
Write 319
Mixed 296
SusWrite 229
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 44.2
168% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 168
168% 270 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1T6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 174 156 154 152 162 MB/s
Read 430
Write 317
Mixed 275
SusWrite 174
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 44.3
170% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 154
157% 254 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1T6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 222 192 208 208 209 MB/s
Read 358
Write 306
Mixed 254
SusWrite 210
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 23.5
80% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 164
162% 257 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,722,407 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAV256MAZ-1AE12ABHA 256GB Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G2

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