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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 76.9% (536th of 1072)

Based on 2,100 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 840
Poor: 48%Average: 76.9% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Samsung 840 250GB averaged 23.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 250GB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 288MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,100 samples)
Rank 53676.9%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 431 495
74 Write 335 474
103 Mixed 288 383
40.7 SusWrite 154 294
67.4% 302 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 4K Read 31.5 43.6
29.1 4K Write 65.8 104
14.3 4K Mixed 34.8 55
127% 44 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.5 DQ Read 268 382
59.4 DQ Write 235 358
33.1 DQ Mixed 142 235
137% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 240 240 240 237 236 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 453
Write 445
Mixed 360
SusWrite 238
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 36.1
119% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 227
205% 312 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 41 38 24 26 29 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 478
Write 346
Mixed 343
SusWrite 50.5
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 44.3
150% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 226
205% 311 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 63 67 67 67 61 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 475
Write 465
Mixed 354
SusWrite 95.5
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 42.4
141% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 228
198% 295 MB/s
206GB free
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 276 276 275 276 301 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 436
Write 283
Mixed 316
SusWrite 297
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 35.8
128% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 102
92% 136 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 33 34 34 36 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 486
Write 464
Mixed 313
SusWrite 35.9
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 41.6
138% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 71.4
97% 185 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 178 187 170 169 164 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 410
Write 406
Mixed 333
SusWrite 191
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 30.3
4K Mixed 22.2
83% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 153
115% 155 MB/s
224GB free
Firmware: DXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 208 241 197 224 178 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 292
Write 73.5
Mixed 129
SusWrite 191
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 13.2
67% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 97.3
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 32.6
48% 89.3 MB/s
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Typical 840 250GB Builds (Compare 2,539 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,088x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples422x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples234x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples157x
SSD
840 250GBSamsungBench 77%, 2,100 samples1x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples51x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples51x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $360

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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