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MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 71.3% (648th of 1072)

Based on 3,094 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA
Poor: 49%Average: 71.3% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB averaged 28.6% 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 257MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 256MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB is 41.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 225MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,094 samples)
Rank 64871.3%
Min Avg Max
297 Read 393 466
240 Write 358 463
179 Mixed 320 394
140 SusWrite 225 316
72.8% 324 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.7 4K Read 18.8 27.1
29.8 4K Write 68.5 106
13.2 4K Mixed 28.3 39.3
101% 38.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
157 DQ Read 221 236
122 DQ Write 256 323
127 DQ Mixed 257 306
189% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 266 384 183 130 148 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 463
Write 366
Mixed 395
SusWrite 233
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 37.3
132% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 307
219% 276 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 422 246 152 152 154 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 447
Write 428
Mixed 378
SusWrite 259
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 33.4
118% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 303
220% 283 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 410 247 151 153 113 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 425
Write 246
Mixed 371
SusWrite 247
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 33.6
117% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 303
220% 282 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 279 303 189 150 150 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 405
Write 388
Mixed 355
SusWrite 230
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 23.3
78% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 295
212% 271 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 237 244 237 143 147 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 382
Write 345
Mixed 323
SusWrite 218
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 27
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 162
122% 164 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 131 142 138 125 138 MB/s
47% Average
Read 336
Write 329
Mixed 303
SusWrite 148
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 16.7
52% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 193
141% 185 MB/s
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Typical MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB Builds (Compare 5,580 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 43%
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Workstation 5%
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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples3,441x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples931x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples865x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples5,575x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1x
SSD
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 71%, 3,094 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples720x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples707x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples283x
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