Average Bench: 72.8% (620th of 1072)

Based on 375 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG SSD SM841N mSATA, SAMSUNG SSD SM841N mSATA 512GB

Good average bench

The Samsung SM841N mSATA 512GB averaged 27.2% 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 123MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841N mSATA 512GB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM841N mSATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 227MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 262MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 375 samples)
Min Avg Max
322 Read 439 515
97.4 Write 227 403
179 Mixed 294 459
83.7 SusWrite 262 393
68.2% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 4K Read 23.2 31
21.7 4K Write 51.7 82.6
12.1 4K Mixed 25.7 39.5
95.4% 33.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 DQ Read 276 382
57.7 DQ Write 206 291
14.4 DQ Mixed 123 190
124% 202 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 367 358 398 398 400 MB/s
Read 487
Write 368
Mixed 313
SusWrite 382
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 32.7
108% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 185
178% 282 MB/s
257GB free
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 387 330 396 395 408 MB/s
Read 365
Write 302
Mixed 367
SusWrite 370
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 36.5
120% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 188
171% 259 MB/s
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 217 345 362 362 386 MB/s
Read 438
Write 238
Mixed 295
SusWrite 324
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 28.3
92% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 178
171% 272 MB/s
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 219 224 231 273 345 MB/s
Read 382
Write 159
Mixed 261
SusWrite 250
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 28.7
96% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 180
168% 264 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 194 153 169 164 173 MB/s
Read 431
Write 221
Mixed 282
SusWrite 178
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 29.7
96% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 182
176% 280 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 136 142 143 146 141 MB/s
Read 292
Write 152
Mixed 252
SusWrite 145
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 17.4
64% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 172
161% 250 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,132 SSDs tested

Typical SM841N mSATA 512GB Builds (Compare 519 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M3800

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