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SM841N mSATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 72% (628th of 1072)

Based on 255 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD SM841N mSATA 256GB
Poor: 46%Average: 72% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Samsung SM841N mSATA 256GB averaged 27.9% 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 114MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841N mSATA 256GB is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM841N mSATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 251MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 255 samples)
Rank 62872%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 439 511
114 Write 251 403
191 Mixed 278 403
80.2 SusWrite 252 393
68% 305 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 23.2 30.2
17.4 4K Write 50.1 75.1
11 4K Mixed 25.6 37.9
94.5% 33 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.2 DQ Read 273 380
57.5 DQ Write 185 291
16.4 DQ Mixed 114 168
116% 191 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 242 266 254 250 362 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 387
Write 209
Mixed 264
SusWrite 266
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 33.1
107% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 162
146% 225 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM46D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 189 167 131 139 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 444
Write 253
Mixed 263
SusWrite 162
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 29.3
98% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 164
162% 263 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM46D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 346 296 172 139 171 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 422
Write 226
Mixed 231
SusWrite 238
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 27.6
85% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 161
159% 258 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM46D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 136 142 132 131 133 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 452
Write 291
Mixed 270
SusWrite 138
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 26
85% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 146
136% 211 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM46D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 107 87 87 87 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 357
Write 118
Mixed 230
SusWrite 93.4
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 27.2
92% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 144
144% 237 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM45D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 280 242 250 268 308 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 349
Write 259
Mixed 246
SusWrite 271
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 15
52% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 58.7
DQ Mixed 115
95% 142 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 57%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Precision M3800

CPU
Core i7-4712HQIntelBench 61%, 5,396 samples344x
Core i7-4702HQIntelBench 62%, 3,582 samples174x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples407x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples110x
P104-100NvidiaBench 44%, 7 samples1x
SSD
SM841N mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 72%, 255 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples86x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples64x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples48x
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