Samsung

850 EVO 250G 181GB

850 EVO 250G 181GB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -4%Read 13%, Write 3%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -16%Peak Score -3%Read 5%, Write -1%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite -23%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -28%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -17%, ADQ Read -93%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -122%, Age -4%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 94.3% (284^th of 1072)

Based on 54 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G

Poor: 72%Average: 94.3% Great: 112%

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Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac (1)

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 250G 181GB averaged just 5.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 250G 181GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 250G 181GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 250G 181GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 255MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 169MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)

Rank 28494.3%

Min	Avg	Max
479	Read 515	534
349	Write 416	482
351	Mixed 400	435
117	SusWrite 255	316
88.8% 397 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 38	47
35.1	4K Write 74	108
16.4	4K Mixed 34.6	56.8
141% 48.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35	DQ Read 169	287
78.9	DQ Write 240	345
16.8	DQ Mixed 117	282
113% 176 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

169GB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 298 297 298 297 298 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 374

SusWrite 312

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 46.1

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 56.1

198% 69.5 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 252

201% 278 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 years ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 80 80 79 138 139 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 388

SusWrite 117

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 62

206% 71.6 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 356

269% 361 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

169GB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 148 149 149 150 149 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 490

Mixed 366

SusWrite 158

87% 388 MB/s

4K Read 46.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 57.4

200% 70 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 243

196% 272 MB/s

TUR-User, 4 years ago.

113GB free

Firmware: EMT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 158 159 157 157 159 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 356

SusWrite 165

85% 383 MB/s

4K Read 46.2

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 55.3

196% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 250

200% 276 MB/s

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Typical 850 EVO 250G 181GB Builds (Compare 257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac - $165

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	71x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	36x
Core i7-4790SIntel $60Bench 72%, 13,224 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
850 EVO 250G 181GBSamsungBench 94%, 54 samples	1x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	17x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	8x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $630

Popular 850 EVO 250G 181GB compatible motherboards:

Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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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850 EVO 250G 181GB

Average Bench: 94.3% (284^th of 1072)

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850 EVO 250G 181GB

Average Bench: 94.3% (284th of 1072)

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