Samsung

840 EVO 250GB

840 EVO 250GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -6%Read 6%, Write -21%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -28%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -40%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age -17%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 94.2% (284^th of 1072)

Based on 80 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB

Poor: 66%Average: 94.2% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 EVO 250GB averaged just 5.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 121MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB is 57.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 333MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 335MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)

Rank 28494.2%

Min	Avg	Max
343	Read 483	510
169	Write 335	485
169	Mixed 333	429
85	SusWrite 345	471
83.8% 374 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	4K Read 37.3	47
43.7	4K Write 73.7	110
17.5	4K Mixed 37	58.1
143% 49.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.4	DQ Read 272	381
65.5	DQ Write 206	344
23.1	DQ Mixed 121	254
123% 200 MB/s

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45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0DB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 104 80 74 72 62 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 453

Mixed 329

SusWrite 116

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 67.4

4K Mixed 42.9

143% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 242

214% 322 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

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Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,350x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

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GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x

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840 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 94%, 80 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $892

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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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) $35	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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840 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 94.2% (284^th of 1072)

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840 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 94.2% (284th of 1072)

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