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SamsungMZ-7PD256BW
▲ 500 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

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▲ 5420,555 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3-core MDX. Flash Memory: Samsung 21nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

Effective Speed 
+59%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 74,946 user samples
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1,827 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% 103GB free
Worst Bench: 48% 88GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 805th / 1072
73,119 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 116% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 11GB free (System drive)
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 279th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		59.7 % 95 % Much faster effective speed.
+59%
Average Score 
+77%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		390 MB/s 459 MB/s Faster read speed.
+18%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		252 MB/s 367 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+46%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		25.8 MB/s 31 MB/s Faster random read.
+20%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		20.2 MB/s 85.6 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+324%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		283 MB/s 303 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+7%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23.2 MB/s 39.5 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+70%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		205 MB/s 312 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+52%
Peak Score 
+84%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		460 MB/s 510 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+11%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		308 MB/s 480 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+56%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		32.5 MB/s 36.1 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+11%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		24.9 MB/s 114 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+358%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		347 MB/s 368 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+6%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.2 MB/s 47.6 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+69%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		269 MB/s 477 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+77%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		6.21 % 7.72 % Better value.
+24%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score) 		$256 $190 Cheaper.
+26%
Nice To Haves 
+75%
Age
Newest 		119+ Months More recent.
+14% 		138 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		230 MB/s 385 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+67%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		116 MB/s 334 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+188%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		643 Pts 1,221 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+90%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		148 MB/s 176 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+19%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		215 MB/s 346 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+61%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		97.4 MB/s 262 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+169%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		123 MB/s 147 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+20%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 59.7%
Average Bench 95%
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