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PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 40.7% (945th of 1072)

Based on 516 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB
Poor: 28%Average: 40.7% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB averaged 59.2% 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 Random Write Speed 35.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 12.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB is 24.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 20.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 65.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 516 samples)
Rank 94540.7%
Min Avg Max
134 Read 219 248
147 Write 213 242
122 Mixed 188 242
68.6 SusWrite 178 231
44.9% 200 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.68 4K Read 12.4 17
14.4 4K Write 35.6 61.4
6.89 4K Mixed 13.5 20.1
54.9% 20.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 DQ Read 90.3 114
39.7 DQ Write 65.1 77.6
7.67 DQ Mixed 20.6 28.7
30.9% 58.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free
Firmware: AXM77D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 237 235 237 237 235 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 228
Write 187
Mixed 202
SusWrite 236
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 17.9
66% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 26.4
38% 70.7 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: AXM77D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 236 236 233 228 219 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 237
Write 224
Mixed 193
SusWrite 231
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 16.3
59% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 71.6
DQ Mixed 27.6
38% 70.9 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: AXM77D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 237 143 133 110 67 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 237
Write 230
Mixed 198
SusWrite 155
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 17
64% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 72.6
DQ Mixed 27.6
38% 70.9 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM77D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 184 167 164 169 158 MB/s
38.7% Below average
Read 228
Write 200
Mixed 187
SusWrite 176
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 13.9
48% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 68
DQ Mixed 25.5
37% 69.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,653,793 SSDs tested

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Typical PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB Builds (Compare 1,115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6520

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples315x
Core i7-2760QMIntel  $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples184x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples144x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples715x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples298x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples96x
SSD
PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 41%, 516 samples1x
RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples54x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples41x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 46%, 268 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $34

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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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