Samsung MZ-V6P512 User Manual download pdf (Page 29)

The best approach is always to look at a variety of test results together, as one particular test in isolation can never show

the whole picture of a drive’s performance profile.

Samsung’s Approach

Benchmarking tools are a great way to show off the raw performance capabilities of an SSD, but they do not, and cannot,

truly represent a real world usage scenario. Samsung’s SSDs do not utilize compression, but many benchmarking tests

rely on heavily compressible data. Therefore, in some mainstream tests, Samsung’s SSDs will appear to perform below a

drive that uses compression. Today’s users work with a lot of multimedia files, however, which are largely incompressible

(JPEGs, Movie files, MP3s). An 840 Series will deliver consistently excellent performance regardless of data type, rather

than sacrificing performance with one type of file for the sake of another. This is an important distinction, and a point

that may be glossed over if the data is not analyzed carefully.

Furthermore, peak speeds are not a good indication of everyday performance. Users are typically not installing

applications or copying massive files on a regular basis. Many manufacturers like to brag about peak performance, and

Samsung could have designed its SSD to have a similar performance profile. Instead, it chose to focus on real-world

users as its baseline rather than topping a particular benchmark. That’s not to say the 840 Series won’t top the charts

(it will) – it just wasn’t the design focus. The best picture of a Samsung SSD’s performance will come from a system-

level, trace-based performance test like PCMark Vantage or PCMark 7 because these tests closely approximate actual

consumer usage scenarios. If one must rely on benchmarking tests rather than hands-on testing, these tests are where

to focus.

When making a purchase decision, benchmarking test results can be an important factor, but they should be just one

of many. Reliability, the drive’s ability to sustain performance over extended use and over its entire lifespan, product

quality, software solutions (like good data migration and SSD management tools), customer care, and technical support

are also very important factors to consider. As the number one SSD supplier to the pre-installed SSD market (PC OEMs),

Samsung has an unrivaled reputation in all of these criteria, making the 840 Series an ideal choice for almost any PC

user looking to take their computing experience to a higher level.

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