Samsung

PM881 SATA 256GB

PM881 SATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -8%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -5%, SusWrite -30%Peak Score -4%Read -2%, Write -3%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -24%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -5%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed 6%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 90.9% (313^th of 1072)

Based on 121 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG PM881 SATA 256GB

Poor: 60%Average: 90.9% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung PM881 SATA 256GB averaged just 9.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM881 SATA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 276MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM881 SATA 256GB is 52.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM881 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 228MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 359MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 121 samples)

Rank 31390.9%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 450	495
157	Write 364	472
208	Mixed 359	436
116	SusWrite 228	311
78.4% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	4K Read 34.6	45
36.6	4K Write 78.4	118
20.4	4K Mixed 42.7	57.8
149% 51.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
163	DQ Read 311	381
88.7	DQ Write 268	336
105	DQ Mixed 276	355
210% 285 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ITA-User, 2 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 308 192 192 193 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 442

SusWrite 309

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 59.8

209% 75 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 356

268% 360 MB/s

EGY-User, 2 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 170 168 164 162 160 MB/s

83.2% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 370

SusWrite 167

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 94.2

4K Mixed 38.4

154% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 191

151% 212 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

205GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 202 207 207 207 208 MB/s

73% Very good

Write 206

Mixed 260

SusWrite 194

60% 273 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 61.4

4K Mixed 32.6

110% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 221

165% 219 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 months ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15301019

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 176 158 141 125 115 MB/s

64.6% Good

Write 206

Mixed 211

SusWrite 151

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 27.7

100% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 222

166% 220 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 192 183 195 192 190 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 211

Mixed 245

SusWrite 192

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 39

4K Mixed 23.1

85% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 222

165% 219 MB/s

ISR-User, 1 month ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15300009

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 105 99 97 94 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 121

Mixed 178

SusWrite 104

45% 206 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 61.3

4K Mixed 28.9

106% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 98.7

DQ Mixed 190

134% 172 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 months ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 15301019

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 151 97 80 76 73 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 179

Mixed 183

SusWrite 110

45% 202 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 45.6

4K Mixed 20

76% 27.6 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 219

164% 217 MB/s

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Typical PM881 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 54 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 97%

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Workstation 51%

Yacht

System: Dell Precision 3930 Rack

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	15x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	7x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5x

GPU
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples	10x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples	8x
Radeon Pro WX 4100AMDBench 16%, 929 samples	3x

SSD
PM881 SATA 256GBSamsungBench 91%, 121 samples	6x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 32GBUnknownBench 86%, 8 samples	3x
18ASF2G72AZ-2G6D1 1x16GBUnknownBench 47%, 16 samples	3x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	3x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $410

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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
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Samsung

PM881 SATA 256GB

Average Bench: 90.9% (313^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 90.9% (313th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 90.9% (313^th of 1072)