Samsung

850 PRO 256GB

850 PRO 256GB
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Effective Speed +19% Effective Speed 19%Average Score +18% Read 6%, Write 13%, 4K Read 19%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite 37%Peak Score +12% Read 1%, Write 2%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 8%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 117% (194^th of 1071)

Based on 77 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB

Poor: 88%Average: 117% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 PRO 256GB averaged 17.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 PRO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 54.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 PRO 256GB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 PRO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 406MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 409MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)

Rank 194117%

Min	Avg	Max
426	Read 484	514
390	Write 458	497
325	Mixed 409	510
163	SusWrite 406	489
98.9% 439 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.1	4K Read 40.8	48.2
52.7	4K Write 104	135
31.4	4K Mixed 54.2	66.1
186% 66.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.2	DQ Read 322	385
99.7	DQ Write 306	345
38.8	DQ Mixed 282	363
220% 303 MB/s

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

AUT-User, 7 months ago.

209GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 460 467 467 468 466 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 355

SusWrite 460

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 39

141% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 355

267% 356 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

129GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 391 291 268 267 261 MB/s

93.8% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 353

SusWrite 316

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 40.6

135% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 339

256% 342 MB/s

HUN-User, 7 months ago.

91GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 195 77 77 77 71 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 456

Mixed 364

SusWrite 162

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 35.7

129% 52 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 333

251% 336 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,389x
Core i3-6100Intel $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,879x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

SSD
850 PRO 256GBSamsungBench 117%, 77 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	161x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	122x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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