Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB

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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -13%Read -11%, Write 1%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 8%Peak Score -15%Read -10%, Write -5%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -8%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -14%, AS-SSD Total -1%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 89.3% (340^th of 1072)

Based on 830 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB

Poor: 63%Average: 89.3% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB averaged just 10.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 320MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 830 samples)

Rank 34089.3%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 412	460
312	Write 409	463
232	Mixed 295	326
139	SusWrite 320	442
80.7% 359 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.6	4K Read 25.6	31.4
40.8	4K Write 79.5	115
19.9	4K Mixed 35.7	45.4
127% 46.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
153	DQ Read 332	388
96.2	DQ Write 302	348
88	DQ Mixed 214	239
189% 283 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 428 444 443 442 440 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 318

SusWrite 435

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 88.1

4K Mixed 41.1

144% 52.9 MB/s

DQ Read 388

DQ Write 366

DQ Mixed 242

218% 332 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 224 219 235 212 218 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 336

SusWrite 246

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 46

168% 65.4 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 230

202% 303 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

229GB free

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 439 427 426 439 413 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 310

SusWrite 429

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 74.2

4K Mixed 37.5

129% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 234

208% 313 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 432 437 440 439 435 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 397

Mixed 294

SusWrite 435

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 34.8

116% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 230

207% 314 MB/s

IND-User, 2 months ago.

133GB free

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 416 414 420 425 427 MB/s

92.5% Outstanding

Write 435

Mixed 306

SusWrite 421

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 32.7

112% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 232

204% 307 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 326 238 312 304 253 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 366

Mixed 292

SusWrite 297

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 34.1

4K Mixed 24.2

79% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 202

161% 226 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 265 262 237 263 240 MB/s

66.4% Good

Write 384

Mixed 251

SusWrite 261

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 47.3

4K Mixed 22.1

84% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 222

DQ Mixed 180

159% 242 MB/s

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Typical Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 1,682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	576x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	451x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	123x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GBBench 89%, 830 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	122x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 143% - Outstanding

Total price: $132

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 89.3% (340^th of 1072)

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