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Samsung MZ-7PC256B/WW

830 256GB

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Controller: Samsung 3-core MCX. NAND: Samsung 27nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2011.

Average Bench: 71.8% (631st of 1072)

Based on 25,763 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 FDE 2., SAMSUNG SSD PM830 2.5" 7, SAMSUNG SSD 830, SAMSUNG SSD 830 Seri

Almost two years old, the Samsung 830 is one of the oldest SSD's in the group test. The 830 has a reasonably consistent performance profile scoring slightly above average (446 MB/s) for real world use and slightly below average for server use. In all probability the 830 is nearing its end of life and as a result is retailing for approx £50 more than it was just a few months ago. Owners of this drive should feel no pressure to upgrade as the real world performance gains will not be significant but people looking to make a new purchase should steer clear as at its current price of £180 there are far better deals to be had elsewhere. [Apr '13 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 53%Average: 71.8% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The Samsung 830 256GB averaged 28.1% 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 133MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 265MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 830 256GB is 33%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 830 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 90.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25,763 samples)
Rank 63171.8%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 443 498
152 Write 286 388
177 Mixed 253 304
123 SusWrite 280 389
70.5% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 20.8 24
35.9 4K Write 59.5 75.5
18 4K Mixed 25 29.3
95.1% 35.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
187 DQ Read 265 296
59.8 DQ Write 90.4 107
76.9 DQ Mixed 133 157
110% 163 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
103GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 316 325 329 312 321 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 469
Write 310
Mixed 263
SusWrite 318
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 26.6
101% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 86.9
DQ Mixed 127
99% 139 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 302 282 292 302 289 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 477
Write 293
Mixed 274
SusWrite 293
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 25.3
92% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 98.9
DQ Mixed 145
120% 179 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 198 185 219 188 194 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 460
Write 380
Mixed 256
SusWrite 212
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 25.3
92% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 150
124% 182 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 245 227 236 243 228 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 448
Write 274
Mixed 253
SusWrite 239
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 23.9
87% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 137
116% 174 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 130 128 125 126 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 306
Write 117
Mixed 138
SusWrite 126
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 15.3
53% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 74.3
DQ Mixed 102
82% 118 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,519x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples948x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples556x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples237x
SSD
830 256GBSamsung  $261Bench 72%, 25,763 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples81x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $762

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Controller: Samsung 3-core MCX. NAND: Samsung 27nm Toggle Mode MLC

Faster. More reliable. Design that delivers...

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24 months ago.

NLD-User
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Reliable, it is in my pc since 2012 and still working as the first day.

SSDrivePro
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Below average

11 years ago.

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Yodabest
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Very good

11 years ago.

This is fantastic SSD by Samsung. It's not quite as good as some of the competition (Kingston HyperX or Sandisk Extreme SSD) at handling heavy IO loads. That said there is not a lot separating these top rated SSD's anymore and unless your usage pattern includes heavy simultaneous IO this drive will offer better sequential write performance at a slightly lower price.

hitekk
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Excellent

6 years ago.

My first SSD. Still working like a charm. Will stick to Samsung until it dies.

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