Samsung

PM881 SATA 512GB

PM881 SATA 512GB
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Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +3% Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 30%Peak Score +3% Read -2%, Write -4%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +15% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed 8%, ADQ Read 9%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed 17%, Age 88%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 104% (241^st of 1072)

Based on 140 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG PM881 SATA 512GB

Poor: 76%Average: 104% Great: 122%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM881 SATA 512GB averaged 3.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM881 SATA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM881 SATA 512GB is 45.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM881 SATA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 386MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 140 samples)

Rank 241104%

Min	Avg	Max
385	Read 452	498
251	Write 397	468
235	Mixed 374	439
209	SusWrite 386	456
90.5% 402 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.1	4K Read 35	44.7
40.4	4K Write 78.9	116
29	4K Mixed 45.3	59.9
153% 53.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
237	DQ Read 356	382
102	DQ Write 292	340
156	DQ Mixed 304	357
233% 317 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

345GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 427 448 452 439 400 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 426

SusWrite 433

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 96.9

4K Mixed 52.7

174% 61.9 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 355

267% 356 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

180GB free

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 384 396 440 447 404 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 406

SusWrite 390

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 47

153% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 356

268% 359 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

334GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 390 399 382 382 383 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 390

SusWrite 392

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 45.1

146% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 324

243% 324 MB/s

NLD-User, 26 days ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 413 421 419 417 417 MB/s

96.6% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 313

SusWrite 416

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 67.1

4K Mixed 34

121% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 270

226% 326 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 months ago.

197GB free

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 432 432 432 430 394 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 427

Mixed 358

SusWrite 426

92% 405 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 32.6

4K Mixed 27.5

90% 28.2 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 246

188% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 253 263 265 230 166 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 317

Mixed 266

SusWrite 234

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 71.9

4K Mixed 32.5

117% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 342

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 235

190% 271 MB/s

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3630 Tower

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	594x
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	367x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	258x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	271x
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples	199x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	129x

SSD
PM881 SATA 512GBSamsungBench 104%, 140 samples	1x

RAM
HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 88%, 962 samples	150x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	131x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	114x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $200

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PM881 SATA 512GB

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Average Bench: 104% (241^st of 1072)