Samsung

SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB

SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -28%Read -7%, Write -37%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -8%Peak Score -14%Read -1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -868%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,722%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -122%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -23%, ADQ Mixed -100%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 82.2% (454^th of 1072)

Based on 2,869 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG SSD SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB, SAMSUNG SSD SM841 2.5" 7

Poor: 54%Average: 82.2% Great: 107%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB averaged just 17.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 130MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 340MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB is 52.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 256MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 274MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,869 samples)

Rank 45482.2%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 429	504
114	Write 295	455
192	Mixed 256	319
91.4	SusWrite 274	433
70% 313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 26.3	35.1
25.8	4K Write 64.8	108
17.8	4K Mixed 32.1	42.8
115% 41 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
165	DQ Read 340	386
101	DQ Write 235	322
97.5	DQ Mixed 130	149
140% 235 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GRC-User, 10 days ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM01D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 413 418 437 432 431 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 277

SusWrite 428

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 39.7

140% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 146

162% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 18 days ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM01D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 359 352 366 343 349 MB/s

98.4% Outstanding

Write 386

Mixed 300

SusWrite 360

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 83.2

4K Mixed 38.2

141% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 136

154% 261 MB/s

CAN-User, 14 days ago.

205GB free

Firmware: DXM01D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 435 428 425 403 407 MB/s

96.3% Outstanding

Write 329

Mixed 292

SusWrite 424

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 35.8

130% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 133

151% 258 MB/s

USA-User, 21 days ago.

87GB free

Firmware: DXM01D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 300 280 262 248 229 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 426

Mixed 295

SusWrite 282

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 35.8

125% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 141

158% 268 MB/s

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Typical SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB Builds (Compare 2,492 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4800

CPU
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	850x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	483x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	296x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	1,352x
Quadro K2100MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,539 samples	637x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples	382x

SSD
SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 82%, 2,869 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	166x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	93x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,944 samples	80x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $400

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SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB

Average Bench: 82.2% (454^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 82.2% (454th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 82.2% (454^th of 1072)