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840 Evo 250GB

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

Average Bench: 95.9% (276th of 1071)

Based on 217,115 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, Samsung SSD 840 EVO, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250G

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]

Poor: 64%Average: 95.9% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo 250GB averaged just 4.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 Evo 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo 250GB is 54.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 Evo 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 217,115 samples)
Rank 27695.9%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 465 507
253 Write 394 489
248 Mixed 347 418
54.2 SusWrite 195 299
78.4% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 38.8 46.7
43.9 4K Write 85.3 119
27.5 4K Mixed 48 59.8
165% 57.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 337 383
103 DQ Write 293 362
73.9 DQ Mixed 203 237
183% 278 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 242 249 251 250 248 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 484
Mixed 369
SusWrite 268
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 50.7
188% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 239
214% 324 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 274 276 276 276 308 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 286
Mixed 356
SusWrite 299
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 52.5
177% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 231
210% 320 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 277 276 276 277 274 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 306
Mixed 400
SusWrite 295
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 48.5
168% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 230
202% 302 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 134 125 131 138 124 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 448
Write 434
Mixed 363
SusWrite 141
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 44.1
149% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 227
207% 315 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 65,444,779 SSDs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $127 @ launch in Jul '13
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Typical 840 Evo 250GB Builds (Compare 2,973 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $143Bench 68%, 128,482 samples992x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples904x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples241x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples234x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples234x
SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 96%, 217,115 samples132x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples60x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples58x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples54x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $570

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 Comments

USA-User
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Official site www.samsung.com/...

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC

It's time for your pc to evlove...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

19 months ago.

Been a beast for me since I bought it with no hickups or performance issues whatsoever. Obviously it can't compete with M.2 NVMe performance but they're a different class of storage so they're not comparable.

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Speedy and smooth. Excellent load time of OS (from restart close to restart desktop (including typing in my password) is roughly 8 - 10 seconds....every time.—Apr '15

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works great in Samsung ATIV8, i7, 16gb mem. boots super fast under12 sec, restart under 11sec. owned since it was released. —Sep '15

GBR-User
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5,470

Excellent

5 years ago.

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DEU-User
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5,431

Good

19 months ago.

I am very happy with this SSD and fully recommended it.

TUR-User
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5,268

Good

2 years ago.

I am still using this SSD even though not to have V-Nand memories, also better write performance. Finally it has a good price/quality rate.

HKG-User
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5,240

Liked

6 years ago.

Comment 

Pretty fast and easy to use under Windows and just a little bit higher price tag than other products —Sep '14

CAN-User
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4,714

Good

4 years ago.

Only RAPID mode with RAID support is missing. Alone or in RAID, best SSD price/quality.

ROU-User
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4,409

Good

5 years ago.

very good comparing to my old WD Black

FRA-User
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4,357

Good

6 years ago.

1000 Cycles (MLC) low life duration

ARG-User
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3,086

Excellent

4 years ago.

Comment 

This SSD is really Fast!.. nice improve over 840. it's quite good as 840 pro!—Sep '14

SWE-User
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2,620

Good

6 years ago.

Can someone explain why my ssd does 4102 mb/s write and 2684 mb/s read ??

SSDrivePro
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1,857

Good

8 years ago.

Review  www.custompcreview.com/...

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Jul '13 AS SSD Benchmark Speed Test Score

Jul '13 AS SSD Benchmark Speed Test Score

1Man
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16

Excellent

4 years ago.

Ideal for my Origin library + RAPID mode!!

Reflej0
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14

Good

3 years ago.

I acquired this SSD in 2016, now in 2020 it still gives excellent performance, although it is no longer for sale.

Xivilain
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6

Excellent

9 years ago.

Had installed one of these bad boys for my Father's Workstation PC. He loves the SSD to death! It makes the entire system snappy and responsive to every click, and application you run! He is very impressed by his new build altogether, but noticeably, with how the jump from a HDD to an SSD made such a difference in speed. A+ drive right here.

JaUg
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2

Excellent

8 years ago.

I got up to 4000MB/s, is this a bug or a result of RAPID?

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