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Samsung SSD 840 250GB

Samsung SSD 840 250GB
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Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -34%Read -0%, Write -5%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -81%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite -32%Peak Score +2% Read 60%, Write 70%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -100%, Mixed 33%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite 49%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -36%DQ Read -26%, DQ Write 79%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -147%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -153%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total 14%

Average Bench: 72.1% (627^th of 1072)

Based on 52 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 840

Poor: 51%Average: 72.1% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 840 250GB averaged 27.8% 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 103MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 840 250GB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 840 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 132MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 225MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)

Rank 62772.1%

Min	Avg	Max
329	Read 457	811
142	Write 387	822
152	Mixed 344	563
86.2	SusWrite 225	575
79.1% 353 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	4K Read 25.4	32.1
32.7	4K Write 48.4	61.3
11.6	4K Mixed 25.3	35.3
96.5% 33 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.5	DQ Read 132	292
53.8	DQ Write 248	643
16.3	DQ Mixed 103	212
103% 161 MB/s

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USA-User, 2 years ago.

114GB free

Firmware: EXT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 167 109 145 190 213 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 384

Mixed 344

SusWrite 183

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 36.5

4K Mixed 23.7

85% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 97.5

87% 128 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 120 123 134 97 42 MB/s

48% Average

Write 399

Mixed 289

SusWrite 103

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 33.4

4K Mixed 17.5

66% 22.8 MB/s

DQ Read 65.8

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 81.8

85% 133 MB/s

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Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS - $200

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,305x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $158Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	870x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	833x

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RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	570x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	403x

SSD
Samsung SSD 840 250GBAmd-raidBench 72%, 52 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	141x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $850

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Samsung SSD 840 250GB

Average Bench: 72.1% (627^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 72.1% (627th of 1072)

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