Samsung

870 EVO 250GB

870 EVO 250GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -40%Read -8%, Write -16%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score -18%Read -0%, Write -12%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -70%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -38%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -72%, ADQ Read -125%, ADQ Write -23%, ADQ Mixed -212%, Age 238%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 68.3% (695^th of 1072)

Based on 26 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 250GB

Poor: 32%Average: 68.3% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung 870 EVO 250GB averaged 31.7% 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 Mixed IO Speed 83.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 235MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 EVO 250GB is 57.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 145MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 254MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)

Rank 69568.3%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 422	506
187	Write 350	434
13.6	Mixed 287	427
64.4	SusWrite 254	394
73.5% 328 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
3.3	4K Read 23.3	30.5
6.1	4K Write 60.8	116
0.4	4K Mixed 20.5	34.3
93.7% 34.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
76.1	DQ Read 145	266
9.2	DQ Write 235	326
0.5	DQ Mixed 83.3	193
93.1% 155 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R530E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 391 306 276 345 343 MB/s

74.2% Very good

Write 397

Mixed 339

SusWrite 341

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 55.5

4K Mixed 25.4

96% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 94.8

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 151

108% 136 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R632D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 367 353 374 280 77 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 352

Mixed 320

SusWrite 303

75% 333 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 52.1

4K Mixed 29.7

92% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 217

166% 219 MB/s

TUR-User, 4 months ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 242 264 297 409 275 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 393

Mixed 195

SusWrite 280

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 9.3

93% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 16.3

72% 157 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 months ago.

151GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 70 105 71 71 105 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 422

Mixed 380

SusWrite 111

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 25.3

115% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 22.4

DQ Mixed 0.5

22% 56.1 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R4201

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 319 330 267 153 47 MB/s

61.6% Good

Write 336

Mixed 263

SusWrite 239

67% 298 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 48.7

4K Mixed 25.2

86% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 160

116% 147 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 days ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VA001CC0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 306 308 322 321 328 MB/s

58.3% Above average

Write 267

Mixed 295

SusWrite 316

67% 298 MB/s

4K Read 12

4K Write 37.5

4K Mixed 18.8

62% 22.8 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 197

139% 173 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

30GB free

Firmware: VA001CC0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 411 257 37 55 60 MB/s

56% Above average

Write 312

Mixed 87.3

SusWrite 201

42% 187 MB/s

4K Read 2.7

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 35.9

86% 35.3 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 189

150% 203 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Casper NIRVANA DESKTOP

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	163x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	147x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	92x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	99x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	46x

SSD
870 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 68%, 26 samples	1x

RAM
CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GBCrucialBench 30%, 12,839 samples	37x
M2F4G64CB88C7N-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 53%, 1,438 samples	21x
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	17x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $188

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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870 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 68.3% (695^th of 1072)

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