Samsung

PM871a M.2 2280 256GB

PM871a M.2 2280 256GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -6%Read -1%, Write -0%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score +0%Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 19%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite -16%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +0%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 8%, ADQ Read -3%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed 0%, Age 1%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 94% (286^th of 1072)

Based on 182 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871a M.2 2280 256GB

Poor: 63%Average: 94% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 256GB averaged just 5.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 261MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 256GB is 59.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 370MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 182 samples)

Rank 28694%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 452	511
271	Write 405	491
215	Mixed 370	505
90.6	SusWrite 252	333
82.9% 370 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 33.1	45
34.3	4K Write 77.5	110
17.6	4K Mixed 41.4	59.5
144% 50.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.6	DQ Read 317	384
67.5	DQ Write 277	344
23.7	DQ Mixed 261	357
206% 285 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 315 322 326 326 325 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 396

SusWrite 330

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 39.7

4K Write 88.4

4K Mixed 47.6

168% 58.6 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 349

264% 354 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 187 181 180 176 175 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 453

Mixed 366

SusWrite 203

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 65.9

4K Mixed 41.5

136% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 352

264% 353 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 323 322 327 327 322 MB/s

87.6% Excellent

Write 411

Mixed 364

SusWrite 330

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 35.3

115% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 312

233% 312 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 292 299 296 293 289 MB/s

86.6% Excellent

Write 458

Mixed 387

SusWrite 298

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 48.3

4K Mixed 35.4

115% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 291

218% 291 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 302 304 301 313 313 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 356

SusWrite 309

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 53.2

4K Mixed 34.5

113% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 287

219% 298 MB/s

MAR-User, 4 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 304 313 312 313 314 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 368

SusWrite 316

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 46.7

4K Mixed 32.7

104% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 322

246% 333 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 64 60 67 65 66 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 391

Mixed 325

SusWrite 76.8

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 41.6

135% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 330

248% 333 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 263 269 283 274 281 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 368

Mixed 326

SusWrite 279

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 34.8

4K Mixed 25.9

87% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 212

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 142

113% 160 MB/s

MAR-User, 22 days ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 112 122 137 133 147 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 353

Mixed 317

SusWrite 130

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 28.1

4K Mixed 25.5

79% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 139

108% 151 MB/s

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,116x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	464x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	508x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	347x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	237x

SSD
PM871a M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 182 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	523x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	159x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $240

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PM871a M.2 2280 256GB

Average Bench: 94% (286^th of 1072)

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PM871a M.2 2280 256GB

Average Bench: 94% (286th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 94% (286^th of 1072)