Samsung

MZ5PA256HMDR-010 256GB

MZ5PA256HMDR-010 256GB
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Effective Speed -161%Effective Speed -161%Average Score -162%Read -239%, Write -79%, 4K Read -175%, 4K Write -168%, Mixed -168%, 4K Mixed -263%, SusWrite -41%Peak Score -167%Read -133%, Write -110%, 4K Read -190%, 4K Write -256%, Mixed -153%, 4K Mixed -245%, SusWrite -80%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -511%DQ Read -194%, DQ Write -424%, DQ Mixed -1,280%, ADQ Read -223%, ADQ Write -452%, ADQ Mixed -1,314%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total -230%

Average Bench: 37.7% (964^th of 1072)

Based on 3 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZ5PA256HMDR-010

Poor: 37%Average: 37.7% Great: 39%

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Poor average bench

The Samsung MZ5PA256HMDR-010 256GB averaged 62.2% 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 12.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 227MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 52.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)

Rank 96437.7%

Min	Avg	Max
52.8	Read 135	217
222	Write 227	231
108	Mixed 134	167
206	SusWrite 210	215
40.1% 176 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.15	4K Read 12.5	14.8
29.6	4K Write 32.7	34.4
6.33	4K Mixed 12.4	16.9
52.1% 19.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57.1	DQ Read 101	125
28.8	DQ Write 52.3	68.4
10.1	DQ Mixed 18.4	24
29.2% 57.2 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 5 years ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AXM0601Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 207 216 232 231 224 MB/s

38.8% Below average

Write 231

Mixed 127

SusWrite 215

40% 177 MB/s

4K Read 14.8

4K Write 29.6

4K Mixed 13.9

56% 19.4 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 28.8

DQ Mixed 21.1

29% 56.9 MB/s

NLD-User, 5 years ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AXM0601Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 204 218 228 202 170 MB/s

37.8% Below average

Write 222

Mixed 108

SusWrite 206

34% 147 MB/s

4K Read 14.5

4K Write 34.2

4K Mixed 16.9

62% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 59.8

DQ Mixed 24

36% 69.6 MB/s

USA-User, 6 years ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AXM0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s

36.6% Below average

Write 226

Mixed 167

45% 204 MB/s

4K Read 8.15

4K Write 34.4

4K Mixed 6.33

39% 16.3 MB/s

DQ Read 57.1

DQ Write 68.4

DQ Mixed 10.1

22% 45.2 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Asus B75M-A - $110

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	109x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	89x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	53x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	76x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	37x

SSD
MZ5PA256HMDR-010 256GBSamsungBench 38%, 3 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $407

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	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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MZ5PA256HMDR-010 256GB

Average Bench: 37.7% (964^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 37.7% (964th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus B75M-A - $110

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