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SamsungMZ-76P256BW
OCZVTX460-25SAT3-240G
$203

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

 $203 

Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 14,295 user samples
12,565 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 131% 228GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 69GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1080
1,730 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% 160GB free
Worst Bench: 64% 75GB free (System drive)
Poor: 64% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 334th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
109 % Faster effective speed.
+21%
90.3 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
474 MB/s Faster read speed.
+12%
422 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
419 MB/s 421 MB/s +0%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
37.7 MB/s Much faster random read.
+67%
22.6 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
93.3 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7%
86.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
398 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+17%
341 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
48.3 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+45%
33.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
388 MB/s +4% 372 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
515 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9%
474 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
488 MB/s +1% 482 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
45.9 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+76%
26.1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
128 MB/s +4% 123 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
448 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+17%
384 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
61 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+56%
39.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
487 MB/s +4% 470 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,560,474 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
15.5 % Hugely better value.
+134%
6.65 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$90 Much cheaper.
+56%
$203
Age
Newest
81 Months Much more recent.
+37%
129 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
389 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+15%
338 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
361 MB/s +2% 355 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,289 Pts Stronger server IO.
+11%
1,157 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
367 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+31%
281 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
343 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+16%
295 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
296 MB/s +4% 284 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
309 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+28%
241 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
256GB 240GB

The 860 Pro is Samsung’s latest consumer-grade SATA SSD flagship, superseding the popular, but now three years old, 850 Pro. Like the 850 Pro, the 860 Pro is based on Samsung’s proprietary and revolutionary (at the time), MLC V-NAND (3D). A 10% price premium over the 256 GB 850 Pro will purchase the 256 GB 860 Pro which has an impressive 16% faster effective speed. This is achieved via an updated controller (MJX) and 64 layers of V-NAND (versus 32 layers per the 850 Pro). The 860 Pro has sequential speeds of up to 540 MB/s which almost completely saturate its SATA 3.0 interface. These peak levels of performance are slightly higher, but still comparable to the peak performance of the 860 Evo before its SLC write cache (12 GB on the 250 GB Evo) is saturated, making the 860 Evo (at around 30% cheaper) a more economical choice for users who rarely write more than 12 GB at a time. There are also reliability improvements compared to the 850 generation with Samsung now offering a warranty of 300 TBW (terabytes written) for the 256 GB 860 Pro, compared to 150 TBW for the 256 GB 850 Pro. Thanks to higher density NAND, the 860 Pro is also available in a 4 TB variant, whereas previously 2 TB was the largest capacity for a Samsung SATA MLC SSD.  [Feb '18 SSDrivePro]

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The OCZ Vertex 460 replaces the Vertex 450. The main difference between the two is a change from Intel/Micron (IMFT) 20nm MLC NAND to Toshiba 19nm MLC NAND, a fitting move considering that Toshiba acquired OCZ shortly before the Vertex 460's release. Comparing the Vertex 460 and 450 shows that the two drives are broadly on a par in terms of performance. In terms of pricing the Vertex 460 is priced reasonably considering its age, I expect prices will drop rapidly as retailers build stocks of the relatively new drive. At current prices the 240GB Vertex 460 represents above average value for money but struggles to compete with its slightly more expensive sibling, the Vector 150. Comparing the 460 and 150 shows that Vector 150 leads in terms of effective speed by 10% but only costs 5% more than the 460. [Mar '14 SSDrivePro]

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