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Effective Speed -369%Effective Speed -369%Average Score -471%Read -731%, Write -867%, 4K Read -121%, 4K Write -103%, Mixed -553%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite -798%Peak Score -673%Read -1,040%, Write -1,181%, 4K Read -296%, 4K Write -176%, Mixed -810%, 4K Mixed -243%, SusWrite -962%Value & Sentiment -37%User Rating -37%Nice To Haves -555%DQ Read -499%, DQ Write -443%, DQ Mixed -484%, ADQ Read -529%, ADQ Write -362%, ADQ Mixed -1,191%, Age -435%, AS-SSD Total -496%

Average Bench: 116% (203^rd of 1080)

Based on 33 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series

Poor: 92%Average: 116% Great: 131%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 830 Series 500GB averaged 16.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 830 Series 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 830 Series 500GB is 39.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 830 Series 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 272MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)

Rank 203116%

Min	Avg	Max
456	Read 505	520
436	Write 482	502
402	Mixed 495	513
272	SusWrite 351	431
103% 458 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	4K Read 40.1	48.5
40.6	4K Write 102	137
22	4K Mixed 49.4	63.7
178% 63.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.2	DQ Read 272	387
78.7	DQ Write 272	350
21.7	DQ Mixed 115	359
130% 220 MB/s

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