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SamsungMZ-7TE250BW
SamsungMZ-76E250B

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

Controller: Samsung MJX. Memory: Samsung 64 layer TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q1 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 513,929 user samples
217,115 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 118% 68GB free
Worst Bench: 64% 231GB free
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SPEED RANK: 284th / 1080
296,814 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 128% 34GB free
Worst Bench: 75% 64GB free (System drive)
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 250th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
95.9 % 104 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
465 MB/s 480 MB/s +3%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
394 MB/s +3% 381 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
38.8 MB/s +2% 38.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
85.3 MB/s 95.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
347 MB/s 363 MB/s +5%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
48 MB/s +0% 47.9 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
195 MB/s 285 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+46%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
507 MB/s 517 MB/s +2%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
489 MB/s 492 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
46.7 MB/s 50 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
119 MB/s 126 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
418 MB/s 466 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+11%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
59.8 MB/s 66.5 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
299 MB/s 379 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+27%
Market Share
Based on 77,567,674 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.17 % 0.4 % Hugely higher market share.
+135%
Value
Value For Money
12.5 % 21.9 % Much better value.
+75%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score)
$99 $52 Much cheaper.
+47%
Age
Newest
136 Months 81 Months Much more recent.
+40%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
383 MB/s 389 MB/s +2%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
362 MB/s 362 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,273 Pts 1,297 Pts +2%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
237 MB/s 371 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+57%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
337 MB/s 357 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+6%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
293 MB/s +1% 291 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
203 MB/s 278 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+37%
Capacity
Capacity
250GB 250GB

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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The 860 Evo is the latest mainstream SATA SSD from Samsung. The 2.5-inch version of the 860 Evo will be available in several capacities ranging from 250 GB to a staggering 4TB. It’s also available in the slimmer M.2 and mSATA form factors. The 860 Evo demonstrates marginally reduced performance compared to its popular, but now three year old predecessor, the 850 Evo. In a head to head comparison the 860 looses by a very modest 6% in terms of effective speed. The 860 Evo is based on a refinement of Samsung’s consumer grade TLC V-NAND, this time featuring 256Gb and 512 Gb 64 layer V-NAND and it also features a new "MJX" controller. The 250 GB version can reach sequential write speeds of up to 520 MB/s, dropping to 300 MB/s once the SLC cache is exhausted (the 250 GB version has a 12 GB SLC write cache). Peak sequential read speeds of 560 MB/s are achievable across the different capacities. The 250GB version has a 512 MB LPDDR4 DRAM cache. All capacities have a five year warranty, but as a testament to the enhanced reliability of this new technology, the warrantied terabytes written (TBW) has doubled from 75 TBW to 150 TBW for the 250 GB 860 Evo. [Jan '18 SSDrivePro]

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