Samsun

830 Series 256GB

830 Series 256GB
BENCHMARKS (44)
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Effective Speed -698%Effective Speed -698%Average Score -774%Read -794%, Write -1,430%, 4K Read -334%, 4K Write -274%, Mixed -896%, 4K Mixed -440%, SusWrite -1,247%Peak Score -858%Read -1,024%, Write -1,402%, 4K Read -687%, 4K Write -381%, Mixed -841%, 4K Mixed -559%, SusWrite -1,114%Value & Sentiment -36%User Rating -36%Nice To Haves -1,149%DQ Read -684%, DQ Write -1,715%, DQ Mixed -1,226%, ADQ Read -624%, ADQ Write -1,492%, ADQ Mixed -1,963%, Age -616%, AS-SSD Total -872%

Average Bench: 67.1% (722^nd of 1080)

Based on 44 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUN SSD 830 Series

Poor: 42%Average: 67.1% Great: 81%

Above average average bench

The Samsun 830 Series 256GB averaged 32.8% 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 71.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 457MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsun 830 Series 256GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsun 830 Series 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 78.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 236MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)

Rank 72267.1%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 457	507
93.4	Write 298	409
141	Mixed 314	448
71.1	SusWrite 236	377
72.8% 326 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.58	4K Read 19	24.3
1.71	4K Write 54	74.7
1.49	4K Mixed 19.3	28
82.1% 30.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.7	DQ Read 236	295
22.4	DQ Write 78.9	105
9.36	DQ Mixed 71.9	158
75.5% 129 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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DEU-User, 14 months ago.

64GB free

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 329 371 383 375 351 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 385

Mixed 294

SusWrite 346

79% 349 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 22

85% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 43.6

64% 123 MB/s

CHE-User, 18 months ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 208 216 224 204 204 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 260

Mixed 235

SusWrite 212

65% 295 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 58.5

4K Mixed 25.1

95% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 82.9

DQ Mixed 130

111% 169 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 years ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 327 346 322 359 347 MB/s

66.2% Good

Write 322

Mixed 209

SusWrite 340

66% 295 MB/s

4K Read 10.3

4K Write 56.5

4K Mixed 25.4

78% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 96.5

DQ Mixed 146

120% 176 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 148 168 157 162 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 174

Mixed 182

SusWrite 159

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 21.7

90% 32.5 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 65.3

DQ Mixed 101

95% 154 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 158 155 131 119 119 MB/s

59.4% Above average

Write 261

Mixed 233

SusWrite 144

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 21.3

78% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 89.4

DQ Mixed 127

109% 167 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM03B1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 103 94 97 77 83 MB/s

51.8% Above average

Write 186

Mixed 160

SusWrite 99.6

43% 196 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 45.9

4K Mixed 21.2

81% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 63.3

DQ Mixed 67

75% 133 MB/s

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