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SSD 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 100% (252nd of 1072)

Based on 2,741 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD
Poor: 61%Average: 100% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 250GB averaged 0.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 269MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 50.8MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 250GB is 65.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,741 samples)
Rank 252100%
Min Avg Max
350 Read 455 509
235 Write 403 486
226 Mixed 348 423
68.6 SusWrite 219 333
79.8% 356 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 38.3 50
37.1 4K Write 102 150
20 4K Mixed 50.8 68.7
177% 63.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
157 DQ Read 330 384
96 DQ Write 290 345
55 DQ Mixed 269 361
213% 296 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 59 61 61 59 58 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 449
Mixed 369
SusWrite 96.9
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 53.3
177% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 69 70 69 67 66 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 468
Mixed 384
SusWrite 106
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 51.6
172% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 345
262% 352 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 166 161 159 162 156 MB/s
95.2% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 468
Mixed 384
SusWrite 186
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 47.3
154% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 84 86 85 89 84 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 442
Write 412
Mixed 352
SusWrite 122
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 44.6
144% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 353
266% 357 MB/s
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Gaming 71%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-P - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,051x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,061x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples759x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples842x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples823x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples543x
SSD
SSD 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 2,741 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples256x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples132x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $557

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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