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SamsungMZ-7TE250BW
▲ 532,018 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q3 2011.

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▲ 5335,450 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+23%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 217,617 user samples
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502 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 213GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 24GB free (System drive)
Poor: 60% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 526th / 1072
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Best Bench: 118% 68GB free
Worst Bench: 64% 231GB free
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SPEED RANK: 276th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		77.7 % 95.9 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
Average Score 
+27%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		371 MB/s 465 MB/s Faster read speed.
+25%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		253 MB/s 394 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+56%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		29.2 MB/s 38.8 MB/s Much faster random read.
+33%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		78.4 MB/s 85.3 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+9%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		267 MB/s 347 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+30%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		35.5 MB/s 48 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+35%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		193 MB/s 195 MB/s +1%
Peak Score 
+33%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		428 MB/s 507 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+18%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		288 MB/s 489 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+70%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35.5 MB/s 46.7 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+32%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		115 MB/s 119 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		295 MB/s 418 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+42%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		44.2 MB/s 59.8 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+35%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		224 MB/s 299 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+33%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.12 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		13.5 % +5% 12.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$65 Much cheaper.
+32% 		$95
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		153 Months 129 Months More recent.
+16%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		306 MB/s 383 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+25%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		260 MB/s 362 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+39%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		991 Pts 1,273 Pts Stronger server IO.
+28%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		249 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+5% 		237 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		270 MB/s 337 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+25%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		216 MB/s 293 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+36%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		203 MB/s 203 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 250GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 95.9%
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The Kingston HyperX is nearly two years old which in SSD terms is almost an entire lifetime. Starting on a positive note this drive will outperform any mechanical drive hands down, and still has one of the highest sequential read speeds (517 MB/s) we have ever seen on a SATA SSD. That said a balanced performance profile is critical and the HyperX doesn't fare so well against its younger SSD competitors in the other write orientated benchmark categories. The poor results are explained by the Kingston's Sandforce controller which struggles to deliver incompressible data throughput. With a real world speed of 398.1 MB/s and an AS-SSD score of 728 (bottom 28th percentile) there are far better deals to be had at this time. [Apr '13 SSDrivePro]

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The Evo is remarkable in that, like the Sandisk Extreme II, it features a second level cache. For the 250 GB Evo this consists of a 3 GB Turbowrite cache (TWC) which is a block of high speed Flash Memory. When the TWC is exhausted write speeds drop by approximately 50% but that won't often happen under typical consumer workloads. In terms of raw performance, even with its cache, the Evo still isn't the fastest drive. With a real world speed index reading of 439 MB/s the EVO is however, within reach of the two speed leaders (Vector and 850 Pro). At a price point of $130 the Evo is around 30% cheaper making it the best value for money SSDs I have seen in 2014. Comparing the Evo and the Sandisk Ultra Plus shows that the Evo is the winner but the Sandisk may be a viable alternative thanks to its cache-free, and therefore more consistent performance during extended writes. [Aug '14 SSDrivePro]

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