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840 EVO 250G 249GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 63.5% (767th of 1079)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250G
Poor: 45%Average: 63.5% Great: 71%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung 840 EVO 250G 249GB averaged 36.4% 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 Read Speed 32.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 24.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 EVO 250G 249GB is 26.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 840 EVO 250G 249GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 47.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 76763.5%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 419 461
237 Write 323 419
246 Mixed 297 329
57 SusWrite 124 278
64.8% 291 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.5 4K Read 32.5 35.6
15.2 4K Write 42.1 64.3
14.3 4K Mixed 24.2 42.8
102% 32.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.6 DQ Read 47.6 135
40.2 DQ Write 67.1 83.7
15.1 DQ Mixed 29.3 49.7
30% 48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 265 268 271 270 269 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 448
Write 419
Mixed 318
SusWrite 278
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 41.8
135% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 82.7
DQ Mixed 48.2
40% 56.8 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 34 27 28 32 37 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 432
Write 399
Mixed 318
SusWrite 60
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 42.8
143% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 40.3
DQ Write 83.7
DQ Mixed 49.7
41% 57.9 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 77 69 68 67 66 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 433
Write 403
Mixed 321
SusWrite 100
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 36.7
123% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 37.9
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 47.3
39% 53.6 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
64% Good
Read 421
Write 288
Mixed 273
72% 328 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 18.5
92% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 40.6
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 18.7
23% 39.5 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 32 18 22 21 20 MB/s
44.9% Average
Read 423
Write 339
Mixed 293
SusWrite 57
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 16.1
77% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.9
DQ Write 40.2
DQ Mixed 44.8
32% 40 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,166,668 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples877x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples649x
FX-8320AMD  $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples443x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples161x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples122x
SSD
840 EVO 250G 249GBSamsungBench 64%, 10 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $278

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