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SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 83.2% (437th of 1072)

Based on 2,088 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG SSD SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB, SAMSUNG SSD SM841N 2.5 7, SAMSUNG SSD SM841N 2.5
Poor: 60%Average: 83.2% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB averaged just 16.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 148MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB is 48.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 263MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,088 samples)
Rank 43783.2%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 436 506
119 Write 263 386
217 Mixed 272 326
93 SusWrite 264 399
68.9% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 27.1 36.2
35 4K Write 66.7 110
22.5 4K Mixed 34 46.6
120% 42.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
175 DQ Read 342 383
110 DQ Write 222 293
105 DQ Mixed 148 168
147% 237 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free
Firmware: DXM03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 378 381 378 374 372 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 451
Write 380
Mixed 284
SusWrite 378
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 32.2
107% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 165
168% 273 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 296 304 297 330 291 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 444
Write 300
Mixed 269
SusWrite 297
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 29.2
96% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 141
142% 229 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 275 341 346 316 265 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 391
Write 306
Mixed 264
SusWrite 306
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 26.5
91% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 159
161% 264 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 138 111 91 93 172 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 420
Write 249
Mixed 266
SusWrite 127
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 28.9
96% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 162
156% 250 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 147 102 133 194 211 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 326
Write 122
Mixed 222
SusWrite 156
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 20.8
69% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 142
136% 218 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,720,645 SSDs tested

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Typical SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB Builds (Compare 2,487 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T1700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples564x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples338x
Xeon E3-1241 v3Intel  $209Bench 75%, 3,580 samples227x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples248x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples167x
Quadro K600NvidiaBench 3%, 8,087 samples159x
SSD
SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 83%, 2,088 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples78x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples48x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 7,869 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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