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Not impressed with performance
02/28/2015
This review is from: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 1TB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E1T0B/AM
Pros:
I had an existing 512GB SSD which I needed to upgrade due to capacity limitations. My preferred brand is OCZ, but as they don't make a 1TB SATA drive, and Samsung is quite the the leader in SSD manufacturing, and the price per GB was nice, I decided to go with this drive. I chose the Evo over the Pro as multiple review sites have stated that non professional users will not benefit from the extra features and durability of Pro drives.
Cons:
After using cloning software, not the included software, to prepare it and enabling RAPID, I ran Samsung's benchmark in Samsung Magician to compare its performance to my OCZ Vector and Vertex 460 which I use for my games and temp files/page file, respectively. Sequential read and write speed is at 938/2566MB/s, respectively, as a result of RAPID, but the 64280 IOPS read and 35926 IOPS write speed is well below Samsung's specification. It is using the latest firmware, EMT01B6Q.
Overall Review:
It's a fast drive. I'm wondering if Samsung still needs to work a few bugs out of the firmware, but even at the current speeds it's faster than any home user needs.
Manufacturer Response:
Matthew M.:
To better troubleshoot your IOPS speed concerns, please contact Samsung Customer Support toll-free at 1-800-SAMSUNG and a representative will gladly help you.
Support hours are from 9AM to 9PM EST, Monday through Friday.
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