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Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB - A Game Changer in the Making

By Kenny Yeo - 11 Jul 2014
Launch SRP: S$329

Results - Iometer (Part 1)

Iometer Results (Part 1)

Lastly, we put the drives through the rigorous grind of Iometer, with different workloads and I/O queue depths. We have chosen to show results from a queue depth of 1 to 5 as this better represents the workloads a typical consumer might face.

The SSD 850 PRO’s streaming read and write performance was stellar and amongst the highest we have recorded. Compared to its predecessor, streaming write performance has improved noticeably as we approached higher queue depths. However, it was on the File Server workload that we saw the greatest improvement. The SSD 850 PRO’s showing on the Web Server workload was impressive too as it slightly outclassed the SSD 840 PRO. Overall, the SSD 850 PRO is easily the top performer again.

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9.0
  • Performance 9.5
  • Features 8
  • Value 8.5
The Good
Tremendous all-round performance
10-year warranty
Breakthrough NAND technology
Easy-to-use Samsung Magician utility
The Bad
Performance hampered by SATA interface
No accessories
Pricey but justifiable
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