Samsung

PM871 M.2 2280 256GB

PM871 M.2 2280 256GB
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -35%Read -4%, Write -60%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite -29%Peak Score -31%Read -1%, Write -63%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -33%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -23%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 80.8% (476^th of 1072)

Based on 888 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 M.2 2280 256GB

Poor: 57%Average: 80.8% Great: 102%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 338MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 226MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 230MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 888 samples)

Rank 47680.8%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 440	504
138	Write 253	298
157	Mixed 226	267
105	SusWrite 230	292
63.9% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	4K Read 26.7	36.3
34.4	4K Write 75.2	118
14.7	4K Mixed 30.5	42
119% 44.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
200	DQ Read 338	385
100	DQ Write 235	297
125	DQ Mixed 214	248
179% 262 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

117GB free

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 297 295 296 297 296 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 300

Mixed 277

SusWrite 296

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 39.4

148% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 247

211% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

84GB free

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 299 298 296 296 298 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 301

Mixed 286

SusWrite 298

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 65.7

4K Mixed 34.3

123% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 241

207% 306 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

107GB free

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 291 291 291 291 290 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 293

Mixed 250

SusWrite 290

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 34.2

124% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 246

208% 304 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

159GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 259 269 273 278 265 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 294

Mixed 246

SusWrite 268

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 58.5

4K Mixed 27

105% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 239

202% 296 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 146 142 143 143 228 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 121

Mixed 230

SusWrite 162

55% 249 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 49.5

4K Mixed 28.5

102% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 205

DQ Mixed 203

162% 229 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 242 284 270 260 256 MB/s

62.7% Good

Write 295

Mixed 220

SusWrite 262

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 36.9

4K Mixed 19.7

70% 24.5 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 220

169% 229 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Latitude E7470

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1,744x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	1,367x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	105x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	3,217x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	72x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1x

SSD
PM871 M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 81%, 888 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	493x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	343x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 4,454 samples	289x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Average Bench: 80.8% (476th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.8% (476^th of 1072)