SamsungMZ-7PD128BW
SamsungMZ-76E250B

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

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 331,656 user samples
34,842 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% 62GB free
Worst Bench: 62% 119GB free
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 336th / 1072
296,814 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 128% 34GB free
Worst Bench: 75% 64GB free (System drive)
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
89.5 % 104 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
444 MB/s 480 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+8%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
336 MB/s 381 MB/s Faster write speed.
+13%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
30.5 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Faster random read.
+25%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
81.6 MB/s 95.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+17%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
268 MB/s 363 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+35%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
35.9 MB/s 47.9 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+33%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
286 MB/s +0% 285 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
497 MB/s 517 MB/s +4%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
445 MB/s 492 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+11%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
36.3 MB/s 50 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+38%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
113 MB/s 126 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+12%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
331 MB/s 466 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+41%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
44.1 MB/s 66.5 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+51%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
440 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+16%
379 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,636,994 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.41 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,000%
Value
Value For Money
5.17 % 21.9 % Hugely better value.
+323%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$150 $52 Much cheaper.
+65%
Age
Newest
138 Months 74 Months Much more recent.
+46%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
376 MB/s 389 MB/s +3%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
330 MB/s 362 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+10%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,196 Pts 1297 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
155 MB/s 371 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+139%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
332 MB/s 357 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+8%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
245 MB/s 291 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+19%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
126 MB/s 278 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+121%
Capacity
Capacity
128GB 250GB
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