Samsung

PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED

PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -30%Read -0%, Write -57%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -55%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -25%Read -0%, Write -64%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -33%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -21%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -29%, ADQ Mixed -58%, Age -8%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 81.4% (469^th of 1072)

Based on 132 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED

Poor: 62%Average: 81.4% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 81.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 237MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 132 samples)

Rank 46981.4%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 456	506
116	Write 258	296
137	Mixed 255	360
81.1	SusWrite 237	291
67.1% 302 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.4	4K Read 27.6	36.1
39.8	4K Write 81.4	122
13.8	4K Mixed 29.1	42.2
122% 46 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.3	DQ Read 283	382
73.7	DQ Write 224	296
15.5	DQ Mixed 165	247
148% 224 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 284 291 291 291 292 MB/s

96.9% Outstanding

Write 294

Mixed 241

SusWrite 289

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 35.8

145% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 243

208% 307 MB/s

ZAF-User, 26 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 191 189 185 189 188 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 289

Mixed 219

SusWrite 200

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 38.6

149% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 247

207% 301 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 116 117 120 119 MB/s

75.6% Very good

Write 125

Mixed 186

SusWrite 117

50% 231 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 28.5

120% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 215

175% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 231 239 238 229 220 MB/s

64.5% Good

Write 257

Mixed 218

SusWrite 228

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 49.8

4K Mixed 21.6

83% 30.2 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 206

178% 262 MB/s

DEU-User, 8 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 90 82 82 77 MB/s

57.9% Above average

Write 108

Mixed 144

SusWrite 91

42% 193 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 44.4

4K Mixed 19.8

82% 28.6 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 146

DQ Mixed 176

146% 215 MB/s

ARE-User, 7 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 122 128 127 141 195 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 100

Mixed 189

SusWrite 144

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 40.4

4K Mixed 21.3

74% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 191

154% 220 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

161GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 279 282 285 270 285 MB/s

49.4% Average

Write 287

Mixed 215

SusWrite 276

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 11.9

4K Write 14.3

4K Mixed 12.7

42% 13 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 122

91% 122 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,288x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,701x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,247x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	197x

SSD
PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SEDSamsungBench 81%, 132 samples	1x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	342x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED

Average Bench: 81.4% (469^th of 1072)

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PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED

Average Bench: 81.4% (469th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.4% (469^th of 1072)