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SM871 2.5 7m 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 91.8% (307th of 1072)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD SM871 2.5 7m
Poor: 54%Average: 91.8% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung SM871 2.5 7m 512GB averaged just 8.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM871 2.5 7m 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.9MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM871 2.5 7m 512GB is 66.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM871 2.5 7m 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 270MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 337MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 30791.8%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 481 518
86.3 Write 337 482
119 Mixed 355 499
70.2 SusWrite 270 446
80.7% 361 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 31.5 47.8
20 4K Write 70.8 142
8.2 4K Mixed 37.9 61.8
134% 46.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
60.9 DQ Read 292 389
45.7 DQ Write 222 352
24.1 DQ Mixed 142 364
138% 219 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 447 450 451 396 435 MB/s
93.8% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 355
Mixed 334
SusWrite 437
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 37.7
122% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 197
149% 200 MB/s
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 341 423 424 432 424 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 436
Mixed 325
SusWrite 400
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 36.2
116% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 333
245% 319 MB/s
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 447 410 338 253 240 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 498
Write 438
Mixed 354
SusWrite 355
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 34.9
116% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 128
112% 169 MB/s
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 233 230 228 226 223 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 498
Write 223
Mixed 320
SusWrite 230
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 36.9
122% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 198
150% 203 MB/s
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 280 257 254 261 249 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 499
Write 348
Mixed 348
SusWrite 270
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 34.8
114% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 132
114% 169 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 198 164 142 136 133 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 384
Write 180
Mixed 256
SusWrite 169
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 29.7
102% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 308
229% 306 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,792,690 SSDs tested

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Typical SM871 2.5 7m 512GB Builds (Compare 225 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Dell Latitude E6220

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples147x
Core i7-2640MIntelBench 54%, 12,152 samples31x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples17x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples201x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples24x
SSD
SM871 2.5 7m 512GBSamsungBench 92%, 49 samples1x
RAM
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples13x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples10x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $34

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