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PM830 mSATA 256GB

PM830 mSATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -761%Effective Speed -761%Average Score -884%Read -942%, Write -1,630%, 4K Read -396%, 4K Write -338%, Mixed -1,289%, 4K Mixed -421%, SusWrite -1,171%Peak Score -1,048%Read -1,177%, Write -1,635%, 4K Read -713%, 4K Write -436%, Mixed -1,561%, 4K Mixed -683%, SusWrite -1,128%Value & Sentiment -2,635%User Rating -37%, Market Share -5,233%Nice To Haves -974%DQ Read -690%, DQ Write -1,509%, DQ Mixed -1,221%, ADQ Read -553%, ADQ Write -1,313%, ADQ Mixed -1,050%, Age -569%, AS-SSD Total -889%

Average Bench: 63.3% (770^th of 1080)

Based on 9,379 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG SSD PM830 mSATA 256GB, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 mSATA, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 FDE mS, SAMSUNG SSD PM83, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 256GB, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 FDE mSATA 256GB

Poor: 47%Average: 63.3% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB averaged 36.7% 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 129MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 262MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB is 33%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 88.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 233MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,379 samples)

Rank 77063.3%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 402	465
155	Write 270	371
168	Mixed 233	282
101	SusWrite 249	373
64.4% 288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.8	4K Read 17.7	23.2
23.6	4K Write 47.3	70.6
13.1	4K Mixed 21.2	27.8
78.9% 28.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
128	DQ Read 262	294
54.8	DQ Write 88.8	118
70.8	DQ Mixed 129	159
107% 160 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 days ago.

107GB free

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 304 319 313 307 304 MB/s

80% Excellent

Write 302

Mixed 288

SusWrite 308

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 28.5

111% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 95.6

DQ Mixed 140

117% 176 MB/s

AUS-User, 8 days ago.

168GB free

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 376 378 375 372 379 MB/s

79.4% Very good

Write 370

Mixed 286

SusWrite 375

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 59.9

4K Mixed 26.4

97% 35.8 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 154

125% 181 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: CXM03D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 336 327 334 347 352 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 274

Mixed 264

SusWrite 338

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 69.6

4K Mixed 27.2

104% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 151

123% 180 MB/s

GBR-User, 19 hrs ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 220 220 226 224 211 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 214

Mixed 189

SusWrite 220

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 13.3

4K Write 56.4

4K Mixed 24.7

82% 31.5 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 79.1

DQ Mixed 114

99% 153 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 days ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM13D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 129 119 125 126 115 MB/s

57.1% Above average

Write 194

Mixed 165

SusWrite 126

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 44.2

4K Mixed 22.1

81% 28.6 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 72.2

DQ Mixed 95.5

90% 145 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 days ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXM13D1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 210 212 206 208 199 MB/s

56.5% Above average

Write 223

Mixed 226

SusWrite 207

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 33.9

4K Mixed 18.2

62% 22 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 70

DQ Mixed 118

100% 151 MB/s

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,737x
Core i5-3450Intel $95Bench 66%, 34,199 samples	147x
Core i5-3350PIntel $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples	143x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	170x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	162x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	117x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	61x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	160x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	83x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples	80x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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PM830 mSATA 256GB

Average Bench: 63.3% (770^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 63.3% (770th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 63.3% (770^th of 1080)