Samsung
SamsungMZ-7KE256BW
  

Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 144,962 user samples
3,033 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% 674GB free
Worst Bench: 48% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 573rd / 1071
141,929 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 71GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 248th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
75 % 102 % Much faster effective speed.
+36%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
434 MB/s 469 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+8%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
290 MB/s 396 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+37%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
27.2 MB/s 33.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+25%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
52.7 MB/s 89.6 MB/s Much faster random write.
+70%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
171 MB/s 334 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+95%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
26.7 MB/s 44.1 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+65%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
255 MB/s 346 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+36%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
501 MB/s 515 MB/s +3%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
420 MB/s 488 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+16%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
37.1 MB/s 43.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+18%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
84.5 MB/s 125 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+48%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
214 MB/s 383 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+79%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
35.2 MB/s 56.7 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+61%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
417 MB/s 484 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+16%
Market Share
Based on 75,630,610 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.08 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Age
Newest
118+ Months 117 Months +1%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
373 MB/s 388 MB/s +4%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
224 MB/s 361 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+61%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,055 Pts 1,280 Pts Stronger server IO.
+21%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
92.4 MB/s 356 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+285%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
319 MB/s 344 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+8%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
155 MB/s 282 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+82%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
81.4 MB/s 295 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+262%
Capacity
Capacity
512GB 256GB
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