Samsung

PM87 256GB

PM87 256GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -32%Read -0%, Write -50%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -40%Peak Score +0%Read 2%, Write 0%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write -37%, ADQ Mixed -41%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 78.8% (507^th of 1072)

Based on 48 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM87

Poor: 54%Average: 78.8% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM87 256GB averaged 21.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM87 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 185MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM87 256GB is 48.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM87 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 212MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 264MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)

Rank 50778.8%

Min	Avg	Max
339	Read 457	516
54.5	Write 271	487
79.3	Mixed 264	463
34.9	SusWrite 212	351
67% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.25	4K Read 28.4	43.5
0.31	4K Write 63.6	118
0.21	4K Mixed 32.7	59.3
119% 41.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
97.9	DQ Read 276	390
56.7	DQ Write 211	363
34.1	DQ Mixed 185	354
154% 224 MB/s

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

USA-User, 17 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 282 287 277 257 225 MB/s

88.5% Excellent

Write 295

Mixed 258

SusWrite 268

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 36.4

133% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 312

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 211

177% 259 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 221 267 247 264 300 MB/s

78.9% Very good

Write 311

Mixed 262

SusWrite 262

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 57.5

4K Mixed 30.7

109% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 201

170% 248 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 months ago.

236GB free

Firmware: 2D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 310 315 315 315 315 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 320

Mixed 304

SusWrite 302

71% 313 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 29.5

4K Mixed 23.5

75% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 33.2

DQ Write 63.5

DQ Mixed 42.6

34% 46.4 MB/s

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Gaming 31%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples	1,242x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	958x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples	410x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	415x
Quadro K2200Nvidia $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples	386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples	287x

SSD
PM87 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 48 samples	1x

RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples	349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples	209x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples	193x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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