Average Bench: 84.1% (420th of 1072)

Based on 741 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron MTFDDAK256TDL

Very good average bench

The Micron MTFDDAK256TDL 256GB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron MTFDDAK256TDL 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 266MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron MTFDDAK256TDL 256GB is 45.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Micron MTFDDAK256TDL 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 242MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 741 samples)
Min Avg Max
326 Read 424 480
218 Write 373 470
228 Mixed 349 402
193 SusWrite 242 273
77.9% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 29.5 37.8
32.3 4K Write 72.6 104
20.3 4K Mixed 38.1 49.4
132% 46.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
154 DQ Read 261 313
125 DQ Write 253 332
132 DQ Mixed 266 342
197% 260 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 275 213 205 205 192 MB/s
Read 478
Write 475
Mixed 408
SusWrite 260
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 49.8
168% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 318
232% 300 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 211 207 184 197 208 MB/s
Read 476
Write 454
Mixed 407
SusWrite 210
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 43.5
149% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 327
241% 315 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 327 217 209 221 210 MB/s
Read 435
Write 431
Mixed 363
SusWrite 259
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 41
138% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 222
193% 286 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 301 222 222 221 221 MB/s
Read 459
Write 465
Mixed 381
SusWrite 273
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 38.4
125% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 337
249% 326 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 214 174 142 71 180 MB/s
Read 411
Write 226
Mixed 302
SusWrite 169
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 31.7
103% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 166
126% 170 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M1LN002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 357 218 220 220 219 MB/s
Read 301
Write 298
Mixed 284
SusWrite 263
65% 286 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 20.3
75% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 238
186% 256 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,725,759 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAK256TDL 256GB Builds (Compare 442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81LW

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