Average Bench: 83.9% (421st of 1072)

Based on 144 user benchmarks.  Model: MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA

Very good average bench

The Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GB averaged just 16.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 301MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 353MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 144 samples)
Min Avg Max
320 Read 416 478
220 Write 379 469
216 Mixed 353 396
199 SusWrite 246 276
78.3% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 29.1 38.4
21.5 4K Write 68.8 99.6
16.6 4K Mixed 36.6 49.2
128% 44.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
171 DQ Read 284 314
198 DQ Write 290 343
141 DQ Mixed 301 345
223% 292 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
68GB free
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 424 372 211 223 202 MB/s
Read 478
Write 282
Mixed 408
SusWrite 316
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 46.4
162% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 335
250% 329 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 354 209 208 202 210 MB/s
Read 425
Write 390
Mixed 347
SusWrite 246
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 35.5
119% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 313
233% 308 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 291 221 217 215 216 MB/s
Read 395
Write 392
Mixed 352
SusWrite 240
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 36.7
121% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 336
246% 319 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 310 362 222 222 221 MB/s
Read 401
Write 416
Mixed 282
SusWrite 278
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 34.3
98% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 296
224% 301 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 205 207 204 176 206 MB/s
Read 293
Write 239
Mixed 201
SusWrite 200
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 22.7
109% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 176
136% 185 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 217 211 204 198 177 MB/s
Read 398
Write 223
Mixed 199
SusWrite 203
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 15.3
50% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 183
141% 190 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,714,953 SSDs tested

Typical MTFDDAK256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,038 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: HP Z4 G4 Workstation

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