Samsung

PM85 1TB

PM85 1TB
BENCHMARKS (55)
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Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -42%Read -3%, Write -58%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -28%Peak Score -11%Read 2%, Write -4%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -63%, ADQ Mixed -65%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 72.4% (624^th of 1071)

Based on 55 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM85

Poor: 40%Average: 72.4% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM85 1TB averaged 27.6% 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 158MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.1MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM85 1TB is 62%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM85 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 231MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)

Rank 62472.4%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 446	516
33.2	Write 257	465
58.7	Mixed 252	479
28.6	SusWrite 231	448
66% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.22	4K Read 24.1	30.9
5.24	4K Write 61.6	105
7.58	4K Mixed 25.6	38.5
102% 37.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.3	DQ Read 249	378
33	DQ Write 177	323
13.7	DQ Mixed 158	302
133% 195 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 6 months ago.

878GB free

Firmware: 1D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 327 355 434 409 448 MB/s

88.8% Excellent

Write 119

Mixed 254

SusWrite 393

68% 308 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 68.9

4K Mixed 32.4

121% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 181

140% 195 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

771GB free

Firmware: 1D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 348 405 403 411 356 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 298

SusWrite 391

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 46.5

4K Mixed 30.8

101% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 242

179% 236 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 86 86 91 78 88 MB/s

52.8% Above average

Write 222

Mixed 185

SusWrite 96.8

44% 199 MB/s

4K Read 14.7

4K Write 36.5

4K Mixed 22.1

70% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 289

220% 296 MB/s

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7910

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	60x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	57x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v31stBench 64%, 1,710 samples	47x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	102x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	70x

SSD
PM85 1TBSamsungBench 72%, 55 samples	1x

RAM
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 8x8GBMicronBench 112%, 172 samples	40x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-UH 8x8GBHynixBench 112%, 137 samples	34x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 8x8GBHynixBench 109%, 271 samples	33x

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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 $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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PM85 1TB

Average Bench: 72.4% (624^th of 1071)

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