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850 EVO M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 102% (248th of 1072)

Based on 312 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2
Poor: 69%Average: 102% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 1.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 184MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB is 53.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 236MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 312 samples)
Rank 248102%
Min Avg Max
378 Read 482 518
309 Write 410 485
308 Mixed 386 421
117 SusWrite 236 329
84.8% 379 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 39.6 49.9
36.5 4K Write 92.5 144
21.1 4K Mixed 45.4 64.8
167% 59.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.7 DQ Read 288 384
91 DQ Write 251 350
23 DQ Mixed 184 362
161% 241 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 165 132 134 132 133 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 461
Mixed 306
SusWrite 177
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 53.1
162% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 204
153% 205 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 104 103 104 105 98 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 470
Write 442
Mixed 332
SusWrite 134
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 42.3
156% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 134
108% 156 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 322 326 323 322 323 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 407
Write 406
Mixed 372
SusWrite 330
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 29.6
97% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 162
118% 152 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 216 216 233 230 232 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 311
Write 219
Mixed 238
SusWrite 213
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 35.4
114% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 122
92% 123 MB/s
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples442x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples124x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples122x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples119x
SSD
850 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 102%, 312 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $23Bench 84%, 287,720 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $456

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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