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PM871 mSATA 256GB

PM871 mSATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -617%Effective Speed -617%Average Score -845%Read -893%, Write -1,676%, 4K Read -272%, 4K Write -238%, Mixed -1,319%, 4K Mixed -299%, SusWrite -1,218%Peak Score -1,085%Read -1,115%, Write -2,046%, 4K Read -477%, 4K Write -301%, Mixed -1,722%, 4K Mixed -469%, SusWrite -1,463%Value & Sentiment -2,630%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,222%Nice To Haves -531%DQ Read -506%, DQ Write -533%, DQ Mixed -743%, ADQ Read -412%, ADQ Write -425%, ADQ Mixed -581%, Age -466%, AS-SSD Total -582%

Average Bench: 76% (565^th of 1080)

Based on 2,585 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 mSATA 256GB

Poor: 52%Average: 76% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM871 mSATA 256GB averaged 23.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM871 mSATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

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

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 334MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 mSATA 256GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 mSATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 240MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,585 samples)

Rank 56576%

Min	Avg	Max
330	Read 422	489
135	Write 263	300
169	Mixed 228	257
125	SusWrite 240	293
64.2% 288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.8	4K Read 23.6	32.7
24.4	4K Write 61.3	94.3
14.8	4K Mixed 27.7	38.3
104% 37.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
141	DQ Read 334	383
90.2	DQ Write 239	300
97.4	DQ Mixed 218	249
182% 264 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PAK-User, 1 month ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT43D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 283 285 286 286 285 MB/s

78.1% Very good

Write 290

Mixed 236

SusWrite 285

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 42.9

4K Mixed 26.4

90% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 242

206% 303 MB/s

PAK-User, 5 days ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT42D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 275 259 248 253 266 MB/s

76.5% Very good

Write 282

Mixed 180

SusWrite 262

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 45.8

4K Mixed 27.1

94% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 209

177% 262 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT43D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 115 149 206 234 262 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 48.3

Mixed 158

SusWrite 182

46% 212 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 22.8

94% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 205

166% 242 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT43D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 182 191 185 184 183 MB/s

68.1% Good

Write 226

Mixed 224

SusWrite 187

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 38.8

4K Mixed 24.4

85% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 224

185% 270 MB/s

IND-User, 25 days ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT43D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 188 210 214 183 136 MB/s

55.8% Above average

Write 300

Mixed 228

SusWrite 195

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 19.4

4K Write 33.6

4K Mixed 21.6

75% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 135

DQ Write 105

DQ Mixed 115

87% 118 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 month ago.

100GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT43D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 111 105 108 117 MB/s

40.4% Average

Write 278

Mixed 221

SusWrite 105

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 13.7

4K Write 16.9

4K Mixed 14.3

48% 15 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 85.3

DQ Mixed 89.5

69% 94.9 MB/s

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Dell Latitude E7450

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples	1,239x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples	1,178x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	103x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	2,439x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	83x
HD Graphics 5500 (PHDGD Skylake v2.9)IntelBench 4%, 39 samples	1x

SSD
PM871 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 76%, 2,585 samples	249x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	356x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	183x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	122x

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