Crucial

MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB

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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -14%Read -8%, Write -6%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -21%Peak Score -17%Read -6%, Write -4%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -40%Value & Sentiment -857%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,700%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed 3%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed 10%, Age 68%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 84.4% (417^th of 1072)

Based on 196 user benchmarks. Model: MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA

Poor: 62%Average: 84.4% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 287MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 245MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 196 samples)

Rank 41784.4%

Min	Avg	Max
321	Read 422	477
216	Write 383	466
223	Mixed 350	400
200	SusWrite 245	276
78.6% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	4K Read 29.8	37.4
27.2	4K Write 68.9	94.8
19	4K Mixed 37.8	48.2
130% 45.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.3	DQ Read 278	314
91.5	DQ Write 271	333
55.7	DQ Mixed 287	340
212% 279 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 2 month ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 278 216 207 223 198 MB/s

90.4% Outstanding

Write 344

Mixed 361

SusWrite 246

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 72.7

4K Mixed 41.9

142% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 324

228% 290 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

236GB free

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 308 221 220 220 222 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 405

Mixed 358

SusWrite 271

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 43

124% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 337

248% 323 MB/s

AUT-User, 25 days ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 316 221 221 220 210 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 393

Mixed 362

SusWrite 260

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 36.8

126% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 319

233% 305 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 232 224 197 213 203 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 370

Mixed 336

SusWrite 228

74% 327 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 53.2

4K Mixed 37.2

107% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 262

191% 251 MB/s

DEU-User, 14 days ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 242 203 191 205 205 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 285

Mixed 316

SusWrite 212

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 54.3

4K Mixed 33

111% 37.9 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 167

DQ Mixed 224

162% 212 MB/s

POL-User, 29 days ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 209 175 197 82 174 MB/s

65% Good

Write 201

Mixed 200

SusWrite 173

52% 236 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 24.6

103% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 176

136% 185 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M5MA030

SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 193 375 391 326 323 MB/s

48.9% Average

Write 66.3

Mixed 102

SusWrite 276

42% 189 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 28.2

4K Mixed 10.9

50% 17.7 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 53.7

DQ Mixed 57.9

54% 87.8 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Fujitsu ESPRIMO P558

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	78x
Core i5-9400Intel $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples	48x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	44x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	121x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	33x

SSD
MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GBCrucialBench 84%, 196 samples	39x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	79x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 43%, 7,364 samples	23x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	17x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $131

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $37	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

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MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB

Average Bench: 84.4% (417^th of 1072)

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