Average Bench: 71.9% (630th of 1072)

Based on 385 user benchmarks.  Model: MT-256

Good average bench

The MT-256 256GB averaged 28.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MT-256 256GB is 62.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MT-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 257MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 385 samples)
Min Avg Max
326 Read 424 484
95.1 Write 338 454
27.9 Mixed 301 420
56.9 SusWrite 257 418
73.9% 330 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12 4K Read 25.1 40.1
9.6 4K Write 60.5 105
1.1 4K Mixed 24.2 42.9
101% 36.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
74.1 DQ Read 162 294
20.2 DQ Write 241 329
1.2 DQ Mixed 128 315
117% 177 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11628
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 368 390 358 317 89 MB/s
Read 435
Write 414
Mixed 407
SusWrite 318
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 34.8
118% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 255
187% 241 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 195 210 202 201 202 MB/s
Read 432
Write 428
Mixed 374
SusWrite 220
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 33.9
123% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 213
165% 221 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 266 395 337 56 56 MB/s
Read 491
Write 419
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 246
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 0.3
81% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 93.6
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 0.4
54% 124 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T181222
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 53 66 62 65 MB/s
Read 412
Write 379
Mixed 109
SusWrite 57.5
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 22.2
76% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 62
DQ Mixed 93.6
75% 108 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 84 96 92 74 79 MB/s
Read 342
Write 129
Mixed 92
SusWrite 82.4
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 15.9
74% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 78.8
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 72.8
53% 68.9 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0618B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 381 13 61 56 40 MB/s
Read 446
Write 344
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 102
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.2
11% 3.77 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,723,253 SSDs tested

Typical MT-256 256GB Builds (Compare 1,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E7240

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