SSD 2013 Benchmarks
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Bench Results
Samsung SSD 470 256GB (3Gbps)
Samsung MLC
Samsung MLC
Product Ratings & Comparisons
Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Data Rate
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better 141
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better 141
Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Read Speed
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 79.2
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 79.2
Heavy Workload 2011 - Average Write Speed
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 198.1
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 198.1
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better 1125.5
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better 1125.5
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Reads)
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better 628.5
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better 628.5
Heavy Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Writes)
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better 549.7
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better 549.7
Light Workload 2011 - Average Data Rate
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better 185.7
Average Data Rate in MB/s - Higher is Better 185.7
Light Workload 2011 - Average Read Speed
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 163.8
Average Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 163.8
Light Workload 2011 - Average Write Speed
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 197.7
Average Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 197.7
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better 227.2
Total Disk Busy Time in Seconds - Lower is Better 227.2
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Reads)
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better 112.3
Disk Busy Time (Reads) in Seconds - Lower is Better 112.3
Light Workload 2011 - Disk Busy Time (Writes)
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better 120.4
Disk Busy Time (Writes) in Seconds - Lower is Better 120.4
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Write (4K Aligned) - 8GB LBA Space
MB/s - Higher is Better
77.3
MB/s - Higher is Better
3 Outstanding IOs, 4KB 100% random, 100% writes, first 8GB of LBA space, 3 minute test run, 4KB alignment.
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Write (8GB LBA Space QD=32)
MB/s - Higher is Better 49.8
MB/s - Higher is Better 49.8
Desktop Iometer - 4KB Random Read (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
81.9
MB/s - Higher is Better
3 Outstanding IOs, 4KB 100% random, 100% reads, first 8GB of LBA space, 3 minute test run, 4KB aligned.
Desktop Iometer - 128KB Sequential Read (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
255.6
MB/s - Higher is Better
1 Outstanding IO, 128KB 100% sequential, 100% reads, 1 minute test run, 4KB aligned.
Desktop Iometer - 128KB Sequential Write (4K Aligned)
MB/s - Higher is Better
249.3
MB/s - Higher is Better
1 Outstanding IO, 128KB 100% sequential, 100% writes, 1 minute test run, 4KB aligned.
PCMark 7 - Overall
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4350
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4350
PCMark 7 - Lightweight
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4837
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4837
PCMark 7 - Productivity
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4470
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 4470
PCMark 7 - Creativity
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 7743
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 7743
PCMark 7 - Entertainment
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 2953
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 2953
PCMark 7 - Computation
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 11513
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 11513
PCMark 7 - System Storage
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 5122
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 5122
0.5KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 15283
KB/s - Higher is Better 15283
1KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 30312
KB/s - Higher is Better 30312
2KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 55808
KB/s - Higher is Better 55808
4KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 93739
KB/s - Higher is Better 93739
8KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 144684
KB/s - Higher is Better 144684
16KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 192752
KB/s - Higher is Better 192752
32KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 229376
KB/s - Higher is Better 229376
64KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 255127
KB/s - Higher is Better 255127
128KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269326
KB/s - Higher is Better 269326
256KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269695
KB/s - Higher is Better 269695
512KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269326
KB/s - Higher is Better 269326
1024KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269903
KB/s - Higher is Better 269903
2048KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269903
KB/s - Higher is Better 269903
4096KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 269784
KB/s - Higher is Better 269784
8192KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Read - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 270123
KB/s - Higher is Better 270123
0.5KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 17619
KB/s - Higher is Better 17619
1KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 33963
KB/s - Higher is Better 33963
2KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 61286
KB/s - Higher is Better 61286
4KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 99328
KB/s - Higher is Better 99328
8KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 148391
KB/s - Higher is Better 148391
16KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 194661
KB/s - Higher is Better 194661
32KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 227668
KB/s - Higher is Better 227668
64KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 249660
KB/s - Higher is Better 249660
128KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 262727
KB/s - Higher is Better 262727
256KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 262669
KB/s - Higher is Better 262669
512KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 262581
KB/s - Higher is Better 262581
1024KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 262801
KB/s - Higher is Better 262801
2048KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 261816
KB/s - Higher is Better 261816
4096KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 261888
KB/s - Higher is Better 261888
8192KB Transfer - 2GB Sequential Write - QD4
KB/s - Higher is Better 261888
KB/s - Higher is Better 261888
Incompressible Sequential Read Performance - AS-SSD
Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 252
Read Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 252
Incompressible Sequential Write Performance - AS-SSD
Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 245.7
Write Speed in MB/s - Higher is Better 245.7
Drive Power Consumption - Idle
Power in W - Lower is Better 0.27
Power in W - Lower is Better 0.27
Drive Power Consumption - Sequential Write
Power in W - Lower is Better 3.38
Power in W - Lower is Better 3.38
Drive Power Consumption - Random Write
Power in W - Lower is Better 3.4
Power in W - Lower is Better 3.4
PCMark Vantage - Overall Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 16499
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 16499
PCMark Vantage - Memories Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 11915
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 11915
PCMark Vantage - TV & Movies Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 6638
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 6638
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 19897
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 19897
PCMark Vantage - Music Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 19199
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 19199
PCMark Vantage - Communications Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 12565
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 12565
PCMark Vantage - Productivity Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 22817
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 22817
PCMark Vantage - HDD Suite
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 36753
Score in PCMarks - Higher is Better 36753
Gaming Workload 2010 - Average IOPS
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
296
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
Test Description:
Actual gameplay in four 3D games: World of Warcraft, Batman: Arkham Asylum, FarCry 2 and Risen, in that order. The games are launched and played, altogether for a total of just under 30 minutes. The benchmark measures game load time, level load time, disk accesses from save games and normal data streaming during gameplay.
The gaming workload is made up of 75,206 read operations and only 4,592 write operations. Only 20% of the accesses are 4KB in size, nearly 40% are 64KB and 20% are 32KB. A whopping 69% of the IOs are sequential, meaning this is predominantly a sequential read benchmark. The average queue depth is 7.76 IOs.
Actual gameplay in four 3D games: World of Warcraft, Batman: Arkham Asylum, FarCry 2 and Risen, in that order. The games are launched and played, altogether for a total of just under 30 minutes. The benchmark measures game load time, level load time, disk accesses from save games and normal data streaming during gameplay.
The gaming workload is made up of 75,206 read operations and only 4,592 write operations. Only 20% of the accesses are 4KB in size, nearly 40% are 64KB and 20% are 32KB. A whopping 69% of the IOs are sequential, meaning this is predominantly a sequential read benchmark. The average queue depth is 7.76 IOs.
Heavy Workload 2010 - Average IOPS
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
1194
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
Test Description:
Microsoft Security Essentials running in the background with real time virus scanning enabled. We also perform a quick scan in the middle of the test. Firefox, Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint are all used the same as they were in the light test. We add Photoshop CS4 to the mix, opening a bunch of 12MP images, editing them, then saving them as highly compressed JPGs for web publishing. Windows 7’s picture viewer is used to view a bunch of pictures on the hard drive. We use 7-zip to create and extract .7z archives. Downloading is also prominently featured in our heavy test; we download large files from the Internet during portions of the benchmark, as well as use uTorrent to grab a couple of torrents. Some of the applications in use are installed during the benchmark, Windows updates are also installed. Towards the end of the test we launch World of Warcraft, play for a few minutes, then delete the folder. This test also takes into account all of the disk accesses that happen while the OS is booting.
The benchmark is 22 minutes long and it consists of 128,895 read operations and 72,411 write operations. Roughly 44% of all IOs were sequential. Approximately 30% of all accesses were 4KB in size, 12% were 16KB in size, 14% were 32KB and 20% were 64KB. Average queue depth was 3.59.
Microsoft Security Essentials running in the background with real time virus scanning enabled. We also perform a quick scan in the middle of the test. Firefox, Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint are all used the same as they were in the light test. We add Photoshop CS4 to the mix, opening a bunch of 12MP images, editing them, then saving them as highly compressed JPGs for web publishing. Windows 7’s picture viewer is used to view a bunch of pictures on the hard drive. We use 7-zip to create and extract .7z archives. Downloading is also prominently featured in our heavy test; we download large files from the Internet during portions of the benchmark, as well as use uTorrent to grab a couple of torrents. Some of the applications in use are installed during the benchmark, Windows updates are also installed. Towards the end of the test we launch World of Warcraft, play for a few minutes, then delete the folder. This test also takes into account all of the disk accesses that happen while the OS is booting.
The benchmark is 22 minutes long and it consists of 128,895 read operations and 72,411 write operations. Roughly 44% of all IOs were sequential. Approximately 30% of all accesses were 4KB in size, 12% were 16KB in size, 14% were 32KB and 20% were 64KB. Average queue depth was 3.59.
Light Workload 2010 - Average IOPS
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
813
Average IOs per Second - Higher is Better
Test Description:
The Windows 7 system is loaded with Firefox, Office 2007 and Adobe Reader among other applications. With Firefox we browse web pages like Facebook, AnandTech, Digg and other sites. Outlook is also running and we use it to check emails, create and send a message with a PDF attachment. Adobe Reader is used to view some PDFs. Excel 2007 is used to create a spreadsheet, graphs and save the document. The same goes for Word 2007. We open and step through a presentation in PowerPoint 2007 received as an email attachment before saving it to the desktop. Finally we watch a bit of a Firefly episode in Windows Media Player 11.
There’s some level of multitasking going on here but it’s not unreasonable by any means. Generally the application tasks proceed linearly, with the exception of things like web browsing which may happen in between one of the other tasks.
The recording is played back on all of our drives here today. Remember that we’re isolating disk performance, all we’re doing is playing back every single disk access that happened in that ~5 minute period of usage. The light workload is composed of 37,501 reads and 20,268 writes. Over 30% of the IOs are 4KB, 11% are 16KB, 22% are 32KB and approximately 13% are 64KB in size. Less than 30% of the operations are absolutely sequential in nature. Average queue depth is 6.09 IOs.
The Windows 7 system is loaded with Firefox, Office 2007 and Adobe Reader among other applications. With Firefox we browse web pages like Facebook, AnandTech, Digg and other sites. Outlook is also running and we use it to check emails, create and send a message with a PDF attachment. Adobe Reader is used to view some PDFs. Excel 2007 is used to create a spreadsheet, graphs and save the document. The same goes for Word 2007. We open and step through a presentation in PowerPoint 2007 received as an email attachment before saving it to the desktop. Finally we watch a bit of a Firefly episode in Windows Media Player 11.
There’s some level of multitasking going on here but it’s not unreasonable by any means. Generally the application tasks proceed linearly, with the exception of things like web browsing which may happen in between one of the other tasks.
The recording is played back on all of our drives here today. Remember that we’re isolating disk performance, all we’re doing is playing back every single disk access that happened in that ~5 minute period of usage. The light workload is composed of 37,501 reads and 20,268 writes. Over 30% of the IOs are 4KB, 11% are 16KB, 22% are 32KB and approximately 13% are 64KB in size. Less than 30% of the operations are absolutely sequential in nature. Average queue depth is 6.09 IOs.
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