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470 Series SSD 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 42.7% (931st of 1072)

Based on 462 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG 470 Series SSD, SAMSUNG 470 Seri
Poor: 28%Average: 42.7% Great: 53%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung 470 Series SSD 256GB averaged 57.3% 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 Random Write Speed 43.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 13.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 470 Series SSD 256GB is 25.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 470 Series SSD 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 64.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 462 samples)
Rank 93142.7%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 219 251
142 Write 217 245
90.5 Mixed 183 245
59.7 SusWrite 177 237
44.8% 199 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.85 4K Read 13.5 18
20.2 4K Write 43.3 65.9
6.67 4K Mixed 14 20.8
61.3% 23.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 DQ Read 94.5 125
40.6 DQ Write 64.3 79.7
7.22 DQ Mixed 19.6 28.8
30.8% 59.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
152GB free
Firmware: AXM0701Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 238 238 240 240 239 MB/s
53.8% Above average
Read 244
Write 233
Mixed 191
SusWrite 239
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 20.6
83% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 77.8
DQ Mixed 25.8
38% 72 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: AXM0701Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 241 242 241 241 240 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 240
Write 228
Mixed 202
SusWrite 241
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 20.6
82% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 25.9
38% 72.2 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: AXM0701Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 242 243 242 243 242 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 242
Write 235
Mixed 191
SusWrite 241
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 20.2
78% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 77.8
DQ Mixed 26.4
38% 72.5 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM09B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 221 220 220 219 218 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 222
Write 188
Mixed 171
SusWrite 217
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 16.5
60% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 17
DQ Write 68.2
DQ Mixed 20.4
22% 35.2 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM08B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 185 199 199 209 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 172
Write 159
Mixed 151
SusWrite 193
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 16.8
58% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 64.7
DQ Mixed 20.9
22% 33.8 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM09B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 124 79 99 80 89 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 221
Write 202
Mixed 170
SusWrite 100
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 14.5
50% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 76.4
DQ Mixed 26.8
40% 75.6 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM09B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 15 12 16 28 13 MB/s
18.7% Very poor
Read 28.9
Write 208
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 23.7
17% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 11.9
43% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 65.9
DQ Write 63.5
DQ Mixed 19.7
27% 49.7 MB/s
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Typical 470 Series SSD 256GB Builds (Compare 10,593 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples3,459x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples2,217x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,850x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples3,546x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples708x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples682x
SSD
470 Series SSD 256GBSamsungBench 43%, 462 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples253x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples170x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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