Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GB

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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -22%Read -14%, Write -4%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -2%Peak Score -5%Read 3%, Write -1%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -55%, Age -12%, AS-SSD Total 0%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (455^th of 1072)

Based on 48 user benchmarks. Model: Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB

Poor: 57%Average: 82.2% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GB averaged just 17.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 168MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 276MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 290MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)

Rank 45582.2%

Min	Avg	Max
256	Read 400	522
72.4	Write 391	482
82.9	Mixed 321	496
67	SusWrite 290	424
78.8% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.1	4K Read 22.8	32
6.5	4K Write 72	120
6	4K Mixed 29.6	46.3
111% 41.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26	DQ Read 278	387
74.2	DQ Write 276	352
16.2	DQ Mixed 168	238
156% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 2 years ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 414 418 420 422 427 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 334

SusWrite 420

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 46.3

169% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 233

210% 319 MB/s

PHL-User, 19 months ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 415 438 412 425 421 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 315

SusWrite 418

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 37.6

126% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 234

205% 306 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 426 423 413 421 411 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 407

Mixed 281

SusWrite 419

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 38

128% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 236

210% 315 MB/s

IND-User, 4 months ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 370 366 377 386 382 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 410

Mixed 283

SusWrite 379

83% 368 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 31.2

108% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 231

204% 304 MB/s

PAK-User, 14 months ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 295 287 244 288 276 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 391

Mixed 274

SusWrite 285

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 28.9

99% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 224

190% 276 MB/s

NLD-User, 7 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 198 100 90 104 89 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 367

Mixed 279

SusWrite 144

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 78.4

4K Mixed 33.1

122% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 232

203% 302 MB/s

MEX-User, 11 months ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DL04

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 323 360 337 329 335 MB/s

70% Very good

Write 368

Mixed 252

SusWrite 331

75% 332 MB/s

4K Read 15.3

4K Write 51.3

4K Mixed 26.7

84% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 125

109% 165 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Precision M3800

CPU
Core i7-4712HQIntelBench 61%, 5,396 samples	344x
Core i7-4702HQIntelBench 62%, 3,582 samples	174x

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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	407x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples	110x
P104-100NvidiaBench 44%, 7 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_M550_mSATA_256GB 256GBBench 82%, 48 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	86x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	64x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	48x

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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) $30	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_mSATA_256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (455^th of 1072)

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