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* Product prices and availability are subject to change frequently. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.Model | MZ-750250BW |
Release Date |
March 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date. |
Series | 750 EVO |
Capacity | 250 GB |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
NVME | No |
Form Factor | 2.5" |
SSD Controller | Samsung MGX |
NAND Flash Type | Samsung 16nm TLC |
Cache | 256MB |
Max Sequential Read | Up to 540 MB/s |
Max Sequential Write | Up to 520 MB/s |
MTBF | 1,500,000 hours |
(Higher is better)
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB (225th) | 102% | |
WD Blue 2TB WDS200T2B0A (225th) | 102% | |
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB (225th) | 102% | |
Samsung 840 PRO 256GB (228th) | 101% | |
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (228th) | 101% | |
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB (228th) | 101% | |
Crucial BX300 240GB (231st) | ~ | |
SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB (231st) | ~ | |
SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB (231st) | ~ | |
Crucial MX200 250GB (231st) | ~ | |
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB (231st) | 100% | |
OCZ Vertex 460A Series 240GB (236th) | 98% | |
OCZ Vector 256GB (236th) | 98% | |
SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB (238th) | 97% | |
Crucial BX100 500GB (238th) | 97% | |
Crucial MX300 1TB (238th) | 97% | |
Crucial M550 512GB (238th) | 97% | |
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB (238th) | 97% | |
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB (243rd) | 96% | |
Crucial M550 256GB (243rd) | 96% | |
PNY CS2211 480GB (243rd) | 96% |
Usage Application | Client PCs | |
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Capacity | 120GB, 250GB, 500GB | |
Dimension (W x H x D) | 100 x 69.85 x 6.8 (mm) | |
Interface | SATA 6Gb/s (compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s) | |
Form factor | 2.5 inch | |
Controller | Samsung MGX controller | |
NAND Flash Memory | Samsung NAND Flash Memory | |
DRAM Cache Memory | 256 MB DDR3 for 120GB and 250GB, 512 MB LPDDR3 for 500GB | |
Performance* | Sequential Read | Max. 540 MB/s |
Sequential Write** | Max. 520 MB/s | |
4KB Random Read (QD1) | Max. 10,000 IOPS | |
4KB Random Write (QD1) | Max. 40,000 IOPS | |
4KB Random Read (QD32) | Max. 98,000 IOPS(500GB) Max. 97,000 IOPS(250GB) Max. 94,000 IOPS(120GB) |
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4KB Random Write (QD32) | Max. 88,000 IOPS | |
Data Security | AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption (FDE) | |
Weight | Max. 50g | |
Reliability | MTBF: 1.5 million hours | |
TBW | 120GB: 35 TBW / 250GB: 70 TBW / 500GB: 100 TBW | |
Power Consumption*** | Active Read/Write (Average): Max. 2.3W / 2.5W Idle: Max. 50mW Device Sleep: 5mW |
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Supporting features | TRIM(Required OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T. | |
Temperature | Operating: 0°C to 70°C Non-Operating: -40°C to 85°C |
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Humidity | 5% to 95%, non-condensing | |
Vibration | Non-Operating: 20~2000Hz, 20G | |
Shock | Non-Operating: 1500G, duration 0.5m sec, 3 axis | |
Warranty | 3 Years Limited |
Samsung takes aim at the new low-cost entry-level SSD market with another mainstream SSD that rips the competition to shreds. You will still have to pay a little more to get the best, but the small "Samsung Tax" is worth the premium. The 750 EVO offers almost identical performance to the 850 EVO as long as you keep the workloads simple.
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