Samsung

850 EVO 250GB

850 EVO 250GB
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Effective Speed -541%Effective Speed -541%Average Score -780%Read -755%, Write -1,342%, 4K Read -148%, 4K Write -146%, Mixed -911%, 4K Mixed -263%, SusWrite -1,897%Peak Score -865%Read -1,038%, Write -1,243%, 4K Read -297%, 4K Write -213%, Mixed -1,004%, 4K Mixed -260%, SusWrite -2,003%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -583%DQ Read -507%, DQ Write -450%, DQ Mixed -492%, ADQ Read -599%, ADQ Write -500%, ADQ Mixed -1,072%, Age -538%, AS-SSD Total -510%

Average Bench: 84.5% (421^st of 1080)

Based on 70 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB

Poor: 49%Average: 84.5% Great: 111%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus B85M-G (1)

Very good average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 250GB averaged just 15.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 127MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.7MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB is 62.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 315MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)

Rank 42184.5%

Min	Avg	Max
394	Read 485	518
76.1	Write 320	472
99.1	Mixed 315	419
37.5	SusWrite 159	217
71.2% 320 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 34.7	48.2
32.3	4K Write 83.3	121
4.52	4K Mixed 29.7	60.8
135% 49.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.2	DQ Read 245	382
50.6	DQ Write 210	345
4.8	DQ Mixed 127	354
123% 194 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	982x
Core i7-4790Intel $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	802x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	546x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	483x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	411x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	378x

SSD
850 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 85%, 70 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	160x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	131x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	87x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $289

Popular 850 EVO 250GB compatible motherboards:

Asus B85M-G (1)

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

Samsung

850 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 84.5% (421^st of 1080)

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850 EVO 250GB

Average Bench: 84.5% (421st of 1080)

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

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