Samsung

PM871b M.2 2280 256GB

PM871b M.2 2280 256GB
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -13%Read -8%, Write -7%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -20%Peak Score -7%Read -2%, Write -1%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -19%Value & Sentiment -398%User Rating -14%, Market Share -783%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 8%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed 17%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 88.2% (358^th of 1072)

Based on 4,608 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871b M.2 2280 256GB

Poor: 60%Average: 88.2% Great: 112%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 256GB averaged just 11.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 305MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 256GB is 51.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 247MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,608 samples)

Rank 35888.2%

Min	Avg	Max
324	Read 425	495
192	Write 378	478
228	Mixed 349	412
94	SusWrite 247	324
78.4% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 30.1	41.9
32.6	4K Write 69.4	106
19.1	4K Mixed 40.2	56
134% 46.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
242	DQ Read 351	383
152	DQ Write 297	344
162	DQ Mixed 305	360
233% 317 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SEN-User, 13 days ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 305 312 301 264 241 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 391

Mixed 361

SusWrite 300

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 57.9

4K Mixed 39.3

130% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 322

242% 323 MB/s

IND-User, 11 days ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 309 317 318 318 319 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 399

Mixed 370

SusWrite 320

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 62.6

4K Mixed 38.8

131% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 274

206% 275 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 135 133 134 136 136 MB/s

69.1% Good

Write 307

Mixed 316

SusWrite 147

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 40

4K Mixed 28.7

95% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 304

239% 331 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 204 209 199 205 204 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 302

Mixed 213

SusWrite 202

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 48.1

4K Mixed 27.2

94% 32.5 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 166

134% 194 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 76 88 90 86 83 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 96.2

Mixed 175

SusWrite 86.9

42% 191 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 58.1

4K Mixed 22.1

84% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 146

128% 197 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 days ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 69 64 63 66 55 MB/s

43.4% Average

Write 249

Mixed 240

SusWrite 92

50% 224 MB/s

4K Read 15.7

4K Write 20.8

4K Mixed 16.1

55% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 191

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 158

125% 173 MB/s

IDN-User, 11 days ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MVT22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 58 52 55 56 56 MB/s

34.8% Below average

Write 320

Mixed 293

SusWrite 85.3

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 10.2

4K Write 13

4K Mixed 11.6

37% 11.6 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 89.8

DQ Mixed 81.9

66% 94.3 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $799

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,188x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2,166x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,666x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,990x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	696x

SSD
PM871b M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 88%, 4,608 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	820x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	588x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	294x

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Total price: $799

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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PM871b M.2 2280 256GB

Average Bench: 88.2% (358^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 88.2% (358th of 1072)

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