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MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 89.2% (327th of 1058)

Based on 2,577 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA
Poor: 67%Average: 89.2% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 10.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB is 39.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 317MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 325MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,577 samples)
Rank 32789.2%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 398 444
272 Write 360 413
242 Mixed 317 355
225 SusWrite 325 402
78.7% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.8 4K Read 26.2 32.4
45.9 4K Write 80.8 113
24.8 4K Mixed 36.9 47.1
130% 48 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.9 DQ Read 314 373
105 DQ Write 284 330
43.6 DQ Mixed 214 252
184% 271 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 373 385 379 385 386 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 371
Mixed 321
SusWrite 350
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 43.1
149% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 250
210% 303 MB/s
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 319 298 291 298 297 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 430
Write 398
Mixed 351
SusWrite 298
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 37.4
126% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 251
211% 307 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 291 287 291 292 287 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 410
Write 365
Mixed 323
SusWrite 290
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 35.6
124% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 240
208% 310 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 194 195 306 354 350 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 362
Write 358
Mixed 272
SusWrite 254
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 28.7
108% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 248
210% 306 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 57,592,030 SSDs tested.

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Typical MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB Builds (Compare 6,245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation 16%
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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 73%, 9,976 samples1,599x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 78%, 7,231 samples1,164x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,721 samples832x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 17%, 15,652 samples815x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 8,554 samples441x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 22%, 6,981 samples282x
SSD
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 89%, 2,577 samples144x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,012 samples274x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples257x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,124 samples167x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 9% - Terrible Total price: $440

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