Samsung

850 2TB

850 2TB
BENCHMARKS (85)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -0%Effective Speed -0%Average Score +1% Read 1%, Write 4%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite 33%Peak Score +7% Read 4%, Write 3%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 22%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -4%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read -11%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 98.4% (262^nd of 1072)

Based on 85 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850

Poor: 64%Average: 98.4% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 2TB averaged just 1.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 2TB is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 395MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)

Rank 26298.4%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 461	525
250	Write 421	501
216	Mixed 403	517
230	SusWrite 395	482
94.6% 420 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.01	4K Read 32.4	44.1
12.1	4K Write 72.5	115
10.2	4K Mixed 38.7	56.5
137% 47.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
93.4	DQ Read 294	390
38.3	DQ Write 254	347
55.1	DQ Mixed 220	365
179% 256 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 14 months ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 435 441 451 452 84 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 416

SusWrite 377

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 50.9

167% 57.3 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 362

272% 363 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

2TB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 459 461 453 463 462 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 379

SusWrite 453

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 71.5

4K Mixed 45.8

147% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 181

147% 210 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

463GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 396 406 411 396 417 MB/s

98.6% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 403

SusWrite 406

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 60

4K Mixed 43

138% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 247

189% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

828GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 382 380 353 300 295 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 398

Mixed 399

SusWrite 348

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 67.3

4K Mixed 40.1

133% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 349

260% 345 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

491GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 371 389 385 372 382 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 387

Mixed 385

SusWrite 381

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 53.4

4K Mixed 39.1

128% 41.6 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 243

187% 255 MB/s

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Gaming 18%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 19%

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System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples	87x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 2TBSamsungBench 98%, 85 samples	1x

RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples	25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples	19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples	18x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $45	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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Average Bench: 98.4% (262^nd of 1072)

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