Samsung

SSD 256GB

SSD 256GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -9%Read -1%, Write -18%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score +8% Read 3%, Write 2%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -7%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -30%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 92.3% (303^rd of 1072)

Based on 675 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD

Poor: 50%Average: 92.3% Great: 127%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung SSD 256GB averaged just 7.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 200MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.8MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 256GB is 76.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 280MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 309MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 675 samples)

Rank 30392.3%

Min	Avg	Max
332	Read 453	520
107	Write 343	493
168	Mixed 309	459
85	SusWrite 280	465
77.5% 346 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 30.7	43.6
25.5	4K Write 92.6	146
14.4	4K Mixed 38.8	61.1
145% 54 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
90.7	DQ Read 304	385
79.9	DQ Write 241	344
39.7	DQ Mixed 200	353
169% 248 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

57GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 448 462 471 471 471 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 319

SusWrite 460

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 74.3

4K Mixed 37.3

129% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 168

174% 286 MB/s

BEL-User, 5 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM04B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 417 424 431 360 150 MB/s

98.6% Outstanding

Write 398

Mixed 343

SusWrite 365

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 40.2

141% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 281

232% 333 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM04B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 78 78 77 75 73 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 167

Mixed 229

SusWrite 79.5

53% 242 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 66.7

4K Mixed 36.6

130% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 270

208% 288 MB/s

DNK-User, 5 months ago.

127GB free

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 346 329 346 308 362 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 324

Mixed 178

SusWrite 335

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 54.2

4K Mixed 22

82% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 98.9

DQ Mixed 151

122% 178 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT03D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 73 75 69 68 65 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 105

Mixed 137

SusWrite 74.4

39% 178 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 58.2

4K Mixed 25.1

99% 35.8 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 92

DQ Mixed 165

137% 207 MB/s

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,286x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,698x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

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HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,245x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	196x

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SSD 256GBSamsungBench 92%, 675 samples	1x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	316x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

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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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SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 92.3% (303^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 92.3% (303rd of 1072)

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