Samsung

850 EVO 250G 234GB

850 EVO 250G 234GB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -2%Read 14%, Write 8%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -7%Read 5%, Write -3%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -24%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -85%DQ Read -74%, DQ Write -29%, DQ Mixed -165%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write -54%, ADQ Mixed -202%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total -36%

Average Bench: 92.6% (299^th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G

Poor: 83%Average: 92.6% Great: 104%

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 250G 234GB averaged just 7.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 250G 234GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 236MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 29992.6%

Min	Avg	Max
508	Read 522	534
403	Write 439	472
358	Mixed 394	429
160	SusWrite 236	312
89.1% 398 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.3	4K Read 38	45.4
28.6	4K Write 80.1	103
21.3	4K Mixed 36.4	48.9
147% 51.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
39.4	DQ Read 147	211
102	DQ Write 188	277
20.9	DQ Mixed 86.1	125
87.6% 140 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 years ago.

87GB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 293 292 294 293 294 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 358

SusWrite 312

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 45.4

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 48.9

186% 65.8 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 124

95% 132 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 years ago.

87GB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 149 149 149 148 149 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 363

SusWrite 160

85% 382 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 48.9

185% 65.7 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 125

96% 133 MB/s

USA-User, 7 years ago.

43GB free

Firmware: EMT0

89.4% Excellent

Write 403

Mixed 426

100% 448 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 21.3

128% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 39.4

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 20.9

57% 113 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 years ago.

218GB free

Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: Unknown

83.4% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 429

100% 450 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 28.6

4K Mixed 26.5

88% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 74.6

102% 184 MB/s

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850 EVO 250G 234GB

Average Bench: 92.6% (299^th of 1072)

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