Samsung

SM84 256GB

SM84 256GB
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -41%Read -1%, Write -83%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -39%Peak Score -14%Read 3%, Write -16%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -56%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -30%, DQ Mixed -115%, ADQ Read -16%, ADQ Write -66%, ADQ Mixed -199%, Age -19%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 74.2% (591^st of 1072)

Based on 209 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD SM84

Poor: 49%Average: 74.2% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Samsung SM84 256GB averaged 25.8% 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 87MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM84 256GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM84 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 214MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 221MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 209 samples)

Rank 59174.2%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 454	520
88	Write 221	419
141	Mixed 264	430
67.2	SusWrite 214	396
64% 288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.6	4K Read 26.4	33.5
33.8	4K Write 69.6	106
10.4	4K Mixed 25.8	39.8
110% 40.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.1	DQ Read 281	382
55.6	DQ Write 174	275
25.8	DQ Mixed 87	154
103% 181 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 396 384 390 382 391 MB/s

90.4% Outstanding

Write 377

Mixed 284

SusWrite 390

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 54.9

4K Mixed 34.7

116% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 130

138% 228 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

152GB free

Firmware: 3D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 353 334 392 391 386 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 347

Mixed 286

SusWrite 358

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 33.7

114% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 146

145% 234 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 249 145 291 407 407 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 102

Mixed 228

SusWrite 272

51% 227 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 36.1

127% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 150

143% 229 MB/s

SWE-User, 3 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 198 164 274 224 361 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 155

Mixed 198

SusWrite 243

55% 249 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 63.2

4K Mixed 29.7

103% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 126

120% 192 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 274 188 288 336 387 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 183

Mixed 239

SusWrite 291

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 24.8

89% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 118

121% 199 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 156 155 160 149 147 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 311

Mixed 274

SusWrite 150

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 38.6

4K Mixed 34.5

108% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 135

131% 208 MB/s

NZL-User, 3 months ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 95 94 87 86 92 MB/s

59.9% Above average

Write 101

Mixed 222

SusWrite 92.6

44% 199 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 36.7

4K Mixed 27.8

93% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 109

114% 188 MB/s

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7910

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	60x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	57x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v31stBench 64%, 1,710 samples	47x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	102x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	70x

SSD
SM84 256GBSamsungBench 74%, 209 samples	1x

RAM
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 8x8GBMicronBench 112%, 172 samples	40x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-UH 8x8GBHynixBench 112%, 137 samples	33x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 8x8GBHynixBench 109%, 271 samples	33x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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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SM84 256GB

Average Bench: 74.2% (591^st of 1072)

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