Samsung

PM830 2.5 256GB

PM830 2.5 256GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -48%Read -6%, Write -35%, 4K Read -81%, 4K Write -74%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -107%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score -45%Read -6%, Write -26%, 4K Read -86%, 4K Write -84%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -113%, SusWrite -3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -102%DQ Read -25%, DQ Write -244%, DQ Mixed -114%, ADQ Read -28%, ADQ Write -219%, ADQ Mixed -112%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -63%

Average Bench: 68.6% (690^th of 1072)

Based on 136 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM830 2.5 256GB

Poor: 54%Average: 68.6% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM830 2.5 256GB averaged 31.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 123MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 254MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM830 2.5 256GB is 27.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung PM830 2.5 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 90.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 270MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 136 samples)

Rank 69068.6%

Min	Avg	Max
350	Read 432	478
126	Write 300	384
190	Mixed 270	424
123	SusWrite 288	375
72.2% 323 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 19	23.1
30.9	4K Write 50.4	66.6
12	4K Mixed 21.8	27.4
83.5% 30.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	DQ Read 254	293
50.8	DQ Write 90.6	104
14.8	DQ Mixed 123	155
104% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 7 months ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 271 245 264 264 252 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 305

Mixed 229

SusWrite 259

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 57.3

4K Mixed 24.1

89% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 91.5

DQ Mixed 133

112% 169 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 249 244 279 275 253 MB/s

66% Good

Write 279

Mixed 248

SusWrite 260

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 43.6

4K Mixed 22.1

79% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 80.6

DQ Mixed 129

109% 164 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 161 157 161 160 145 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 184

Mixed 201

SusWrite 160

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 53

4K Mixed 21.9

88% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 70.2

DQ Mixed 108

98% 156 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 114 98 90 99 84 MB/s

50.4% Above average

Write 249

Mixed 164

SusWrite 106

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 40

4K Mixed 18.5

69% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 65.6

DQ Mixed 97

92% 150 MB/s

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Typical PM830 2.5 256GB Builds (Compare 2,487 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision T1700

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	564x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	338x
Xeon E3-1241 v3Intel $209Bench 75%, 3,580 samples	227x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	248x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	167x
Quadro K600NvidiaBench 3%, 8,087 samples	159x

SSD
PM830 2.5 256GBSamsungBench 69%, 136 samples	1x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	78x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples	48x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 7,869 samples	41x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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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PM830 2.5 256GB

Average Bench: 68.6% (690^th of 1072)

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PM830 2.5 256GB

Average Bench: 68.6% (690th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Dell Precision T1700

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Average Bench: 68.6% (690^th of 1072)