Samsung

850 EVO 250GB

850 EVO 250GB
BENCHMARKS (72)
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Effective Speed +0%Effective Speed 0%Average Score +1% Read 6%, Write -3%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 24%Peak Score +4% Read 3%, Write 1%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 23%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -4%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 98.5% (260^th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB

Poor: 70%Average: 98.5% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 250GB averaged just 1.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB is 52.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 356MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 367MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)

Rank 26098.5%

Min	Avg	Max
425	Read 487	521
179	Write 394	488
234	Mixed 356	421
142	SusWrite 367	476
90% 401 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.3	4K Read 33.9	45
35.6	4K Write 84.9	119
13.4	4K Mixed 38.3	58.2
145% 52.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.2	DQ Read 323	386
72.3	DQ Write 257	349
20.1	DQ Mixed 218	354
183% 266 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 6 months ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 448 452 467 465 452 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 343

SusWrite 454

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 41.8

139% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 349

265% 356 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

74GB free

Firmware: EXM04B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 393 418 239 230 226 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 350

SusWrite 315

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 48.5

162% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 334

259% 354 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

226GB free

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 217 176 168 168 169 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 391

Mixed 319

SusWrite 197

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 35.9

4K Mixed 28.8

96% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 147

126% 191 MB/s

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 15%

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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples	1,239x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples	1,036x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	861x

GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	740x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	376x
Quadro K4200Nvidia $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples	223x

SSD
850 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 99%, 72 samples	1x

RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples	184x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples	177x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples	157x

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Value: 9% - Terrible

Total price: $440

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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

Samsung

850 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 98.5% (260^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 98.5% (260th of 1072)

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