Samsung SSD 840 Pro (256GB) - Here Comes Big Daddy

Results - Futuremark PCMark 7 (Secondary Storage Suite)

Futuremark PCMark 7 Results

PCMark 7 is the latest benchmarking suite from FutureMark that evaluates the performance of Windows 7 machines. It tests a wide range workloads and aspects of the system ranging from computation, image and video manipulation and storage. We’ll be looking solely at the storage test here.

The Samsung SSD 840 Pro’s performance on PCMark 7 was disappointing considering its earlier showings on AS SSD and CrystalDiskMark. The SSD 840 Pro scored an overall score of 2677 PCMarks, well below the rest of the drives. Looking at the breakdown of results, it was clear that the Samsung drive trailed in almost every workload except for one - the "Starting Applications" task, where it managed to achieve the fastest results.