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MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 84% (421st of 1072)

Based on 388 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA
Poor: 65%Average: 84% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GB averaged just 16.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GB is 33.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 300MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 388 samples)
Rank 42184%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 397 485
263 Write 397 476
246 Mixed 348 462
228 SusWrite 300 370
81.2% 361 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 23 28.1
44.1 4K Write 80 114
19 4K Mixed 33.1 41.9
120% 45.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24 DQ Read 284 353
93 DQ Write 263 326
27 DQ Mixed 252 330
195% 266 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
134GB free
Firmware: HPC0T12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 455 444 456 268 245 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 447
Mixed 379
SusWrite 385
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 38.4
134% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 330
249% 333 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 377 345 217 237 232 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 472
Mixed 384
SusWrite 288
88% 388 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 40.6
154% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 322
242% 323 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 441 278 232 242 247 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 429
Write 440
Mixed 361
SusWrite 317
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 30.2
114% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 327
247% 330 MB/s
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 426 318 247 248 249 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 414
Write 439
Mixed 373
SusWrite 318
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 34.9
124% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 216
162% 217 MB/s
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0T14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 369 331 238 243 252 MB/s
76.5% Very good
Read 289
Write 347
Mixed 339
SusWrite 299
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 31.2
107% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 302
226% 304 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0T13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 360 271 239 208 224 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 292
Write 414
Mixed 336
SusWrite 281
75% 331 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 30.4
104% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 320
240% 319 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 330 307 269 235 218 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 367
Write 284
Mixed 333
SusWrite 283
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 27.8
93% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 297
220% 291 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 169 171 182 179 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 346
Write 354
Mixed 310
SusWrite 173
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 25.4
85% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 315
236% 316 MB/s
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 300 306 253 248 249 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 413
Write 383
Mixed 310
SusWrite 280
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 21.6
74% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 194
140% 184 MB/s
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 15%
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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,246x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples1,041x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples863x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples741x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples376x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples223x
SSD
MTFDDAK512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GBCrucialBench 84%, 388 samples1x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples184x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples178x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 9% - Terrible Total price: $440

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