Amd-raid

Samsung SSD 850 256GB

Samsung SSD 850 256GB
BENCHMARKS (46)
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -23%Read 11%, Write 5%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -89%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score +124% Read 591%, Write 3%, 4K Read 347%, 4K Write -92%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 159%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -15%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total 114%

Average Bench: 80.7% (476^th of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 850

Poor: 52%Average: 80.7% Great: 97%

Very good average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 256GB averaged just 19.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

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

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 256GB is 44.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 163MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)

Rank 47680.7%

Min	Avg	Max
276	Read 507	3,499
31.5	Write 425	499
60.2	Mixed 361	511
33.1	SusWrite 282	450
88.2% 394 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8	4K Read 27.9	192
1.3	4K Write 46.4	63.8
2.5	4K Mixed 28.3	49.1
103% 34.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	DQ Read 163	950
40.6	DQ Write 268	362
14	DQ Mixed 121	289
118% 184 MB/s

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USA-User, 2 years ago.

211GB free

Firmware: EXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 115 114 115 115 112 MB/s

385% Outstanding

Write 344

Mixed 662

SusWrite 116

345% 1,632 MB/s

4K Read 309

4K Write 11.2

4K Mixed 30.6

514% 117 MB/s

DQ Read 829

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 286

262% 421 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

237GB free

Firmware: EXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 117 103 104 104 103 MB/s

335% Outstanding

Write 332

Mixed 609

SusWrite 105

323% 1,529 MB/s

4K Read 262

4K Write 7.8

4K Mixed 39.9

453% 103 MB/s

VNM-User, 2 years ago.

238GB free

Firmware: EXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 446 447 453 458 455 MB/s

96.6% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 354

SusWrite 448

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 64.4

4K Mixed 34.8

126% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 162

148% 219 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

188GB free

Firmware: EXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 438 438 441 442 441 MB/s

83.2% Excellent

Write 463

Mixed 348

SusWrite 439

93% 410 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 44.5

4K Mixed 28.2

96% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 136

136% 210 MB/s

USA-User, 17 months ago.

122GB free

Firmware: EXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 244 150 159 148 170 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 389

Mixed 351

SusWrite 201

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 50.1

4K Mixed 28.7

100% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 100

91% 136 MB/s

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