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PM85 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 61.7% (782nd of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM85
Poor: 36%Average: 61.7% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM85 256GB averaged 38.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 317MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM85 256GB is 41.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM85 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 118MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 78261.7%
Min Avg Max
311 Read 442 520
46 Write 159 261
56.6 Mixed 178 337
23.5 SusWrite 118 254
49.3% 224 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.12 4K Read 24 33.4
0.12 4K Write 49.6 81.5
0.31 4K Mixed 18.2 28.6
86% 30.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
102 DQ Read 317 380
38.7 DQ Write 154 261
10.2 DQ Mixed 56.4 82
89.5% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT48D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 230 192 229 206 235 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 396
Write 255
Mixed 176
SusWrite 219
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 14.4
90% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 78.6
119% 228 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT48D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 48 44 43 42 47 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 432
Write 59.8
Mixed 111
SusWrite 46.6
35% 162 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 21
90% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 74.5
DQ Mixed 70.3
90% 170 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 28 23 18 19 16 MB/s
41.8% Average
Read 320
Write 46
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 23.5
25% 114 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 16.2
60% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 43.9
DQ Mixed 51.4
76% 153 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 35 37 42 63 75 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 350
Write 38.9
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 53.3
25% 119 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 12.2
46% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 43.7
DQ Mixed 64.4
39% 41.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,670,163 SSDs tested

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Typical PM85 256GB Builds (Compare 5,046 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 8700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples2,686x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples1,733x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples206x
GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia  $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples571x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples360x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples321x
SSD
PM85 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 46 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples350x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 2,366 samples194x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples147x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $195

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