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MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 25.4% (1036th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7
Poor: 13%Average: 25.4% Great: 33%

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Very poor average bench

The Samsung MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7 256GB averaged 74.5% 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 Random Read Speed 18.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 179MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7 256GB is just 19.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 5.97MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 12.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 103625.4%
Min Avg Max
139 Read 179 205
25.6 Write 60.3 113
28.9 Mixed 92.8 145
119 SusWrite 141 152
26.3% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 18.3 25.6
0.61 4K Write 7.32 9.4
0.03 4K Mixed 6.48 8.8
39.9% 10.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 DQ Read 12.6 14.3
3.91 DQ Write 5.97 7.22
2.5 DQ Mixed 6.75 8.5
5.67% 8.45 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
181GB free
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 126 129 139 169 170 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 181
Write 81.2
Mixed 96
SusWrite 148
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 8.8
55% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 13.8
DQ Write 6.6
DQ Mixed 8.3
7% 9.57 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 168 138 180 179 MB/s
32.1% Below average
Read 173
Write 37.8
Mixed 106
SusWrite 152
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 8.4
53% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 6.6
DQ Mixed 8.5
7% 9.73 MB/s
137GB free
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 137 153 178 166 MB/s
30.9% Below average
Read 198
Write 35.3
Mixed 93
SusWrite 152
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 7.9
46% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 11.7
DQ Write 5.7
DQ Mixed 7.7
6% 8.37 MB/s
137GB free
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 120 131 166 150 MB/s
30.3% Below average
Read 205
Write 113
Mixed 145
SusWrite 141
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 7.5
45% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 12.4
DQ Write 5.8
DQ Mixed 7.6
6% 8.6 MB/s
137GB free
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 134 132 101 159 164 MB/s
30% Below average
Read 205
Write 67.5
Mixed 114
SusWrite 133
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 7.8
46% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 11.7
DQ Write 6
DQ Mixed 8
6% 8.57 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM8LL1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 109 131 117 124 MB/s
21% Poor
Read 139
Write 111
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 119
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 6.3
27% 7.37 MB/s

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Gaming 3%
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Desktop 40%
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Workstation 2%
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System: HP EliteBook 2540p

CPU
Core i7 L 640IntelBench 41%, 2,030 samples6x
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples2x
GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples8x
SSD
MMDPE56G8DXP-0VBL7 256GBSamsungBench 25%, 9 samples1x
RAM
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples4x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples3x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples1x
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