Average Bench: 72.3% (627th of 1072)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABFA

Good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB averaged 27.7% 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 275MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 270MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 233MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Min Avg Max
276 Read 377 468
211 Write 340 452
214 Mixed 324 401
157 SusWrite 233 276
71.6% 319 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 4K Read 22.2 33.6
4.8 4K Write 53.4 91.4
11.3 4K Mixed 30.2 41.4
101% 35.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.3 DQ Read 270 314
11.2 DQ Write 270 331
14 DQ Mixed 275 342
205% 272 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MA030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 308 221 220 222 227 MB/s
Read 394
Write 422
Mixed 365
SusWrite 262
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 35.7
117% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 330
243% 318 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MA030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 316 216 221 217 223 MB/s
Read 376
Write 361
Mixed 344
SusWrite 256
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 21.2
75% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 315
233% 306 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MA030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 197 199 192 200 178 MB/s
Read 359
Write 341
Mixed 313
SusWrite 220
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 25
81% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 271
206% 275 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MA030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 257 217 218 211 206 MB/s
Read 349
Write 313
Mixed 294
SusWrite 237
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 22.9
78% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 214
170% 237 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MA030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 326 219 220 222 222 MB/s
Read 324
Write 328
Mixed 288
SusWrite 255
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 17.8
61% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 251
191% 257 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,800,969 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABFA 256GB Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E449

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