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SamsungMZ-7PD256BW
KingstonSH100S3/240G
▲ 5420,557 ▼

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

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▲ 532,018 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+22%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 73,621 user samples
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73,119 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 116% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 11GB free (System drive)
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 287th / 1080
502 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 213GB free
Worst Bench: 60% 24GB free (System drive)
Poor: 60% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 534th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		95 % Faster effective speed.
+22% 		77.7 %
Average Score 
+24%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		459 MB/s Faster read speed.
+24% 		371 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		367 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+45% 		253 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		31 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+6% 		29.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		85.6 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+9% 		78.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		303 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+13% 		267 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		39.5 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11% 		35.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		312 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+62% 		193 MB/s
Peak Score 
+33%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		510 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+19% 		428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		480 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+67% 		288 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		36.1 MB/s +2% 35.5 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		114 MB/s 115 MB/s +1%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		368 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+25% 		295 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		47.6 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+8% 		44.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		477 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+113% 		224 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		8.21 % 13.5 % Much better value.
+64%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$175 $65 Much cheaper.
+63%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		145 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		160 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		385 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+26% 		306 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		334 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+28% 		260 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,221 Pts Stronger server IO.
+23% 		991 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		176 MB/s 249 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+41%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		346 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+28% 		270 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		262 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+21% 		216 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		147 MB/s 203 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+38%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 95%
Average Bench 77.7%

The 840 Pro is stunning. Samsung have created a completely in-house package including both the controller and their own new 21nm toggle mode NAND. On release (Oct '12) this was the fastest performing deep queue depth consumer grade SSD available. Fast forward six months (Apr '13) and the 840 Pro still holds both the random read/write deep queue depth speed records of 384 MB/s and 326 MB/s, impressive considering how fast the SSD space tends to move. There are no obvious weaknesses, in-fact the 840 pro takes first place in nearly all of the speed categories and is only seriously rivalled by one drive, the OCZ Vector. To conclude, in terms of both outright performance, particularly server orientated, and value for money the 256GB and 128GB 840 Pros are amongst the top handful of drives currently available. [Jun '13 SSDrivePro]

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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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