Average Bench: 95.3% (277th of 1072)

Based on 4,026 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSATA 250GB, Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSAT

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB averaged just 4.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 318MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 258MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 360MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,026 samples)
Min Avg Max
362 Read 450 505
311 Write 426 486
285 Mixed 360 401
137 SusWrite 258 324
83.9% 374 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 4K Read 34.4 46.4
38.7 4K Write 77 119
25.6 4K Mixed 45 61.1
151% 52.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
194 DQ Read 352 387
120 DQ Write 306 353
138 DQ Mixed 318 366
241% 325 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 309 310 311 310 309 MB/s
Read 501
Write 469
Mixed 390
SusWrite 327
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 52
175% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 334
246% 324 MB/s
106GB free
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 310 305 307 301 308 MB/s
Read 464
Write 455
Mixed 395
SusWrite 321
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 48
157% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 335
253% 340 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 305 294 297 297 298 MB/s
Read 436
Write 416
Mixed 361
SusWrite 290
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 50.5
164% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 320
241% 323 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 297 298 298 277 298 MB/s
Read 471
Write 305
Mixed 369
SusWrite 292
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 44
143% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 281
219% 304 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 278 278 271 282 220 MB/s
Read 476
Write 453
Mixed 383
SusWrite 281
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 40.9
132% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 228
197% 293 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 233 220 218 217 219 MB/s
Read 483
Write 455
Mixed 360
SusWrite 241
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 40.4
130% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 149
162% 271 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 290 308 300 306 307 MB/s
Read 429
Write 398
Mixed 338
SusWrite 303
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 26.4
96% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 287
220% 301 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 180 173 167 157 145 MB/s
Read 456
Write 428
Mixed 347
SusWrite 194
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 35.1
112% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 213
164% 225 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,246 SSDs tested

Typical 850 EVO mSATA 250GB Builds (Compare 1,556 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $686

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