Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD

Name: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Brand: Samsung
SKU: MZ-7TE250BW
Rating: 4.7 (150 reviews)

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" MZ-7TE250BW

★★★★★

(150 reviews)

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500 GB
$199.99

840 EVO Series 250 GB SSD (Single Unit Version)
At a Glance:
Optimized to improve everyday PC productivity, including web-browsing, email, multimedia, and gaming
Quieter and more shock-resistant than a traditional HDD
Samsung's TurboWrite write acceleration technology offers significantly faster write speeds
Ultra-fast data buffering with Samsung RAPID technology
AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption to protect files
100 percent genuine Samsung memory components
Included software helps you install the SSD and safely and simply migrate your data

Specifications Overview

Model	MZ-7TE250BW
Release Date	August 2013 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	840 EVO
Capacity	250 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME	No
Form Factor	2.5"
SSD Controller	Samsung MEX
NAND Flash Type	1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps)
Cache	512MB
MTBF	1,500,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Great performance
Samsung MEX Controller
Very good pricing

Cons

Questionable reliability compared to MLC NAND

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Samsung 750 EVO 500GB (228th)		103%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB (228th)		103%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 250GB (228th)		103%
Crucial MX500 4TB (228th)		103%
Samsung 840 PRO 512GB (232nd)		102%
ADATA SU800 512GB 3D-NAND (232nd)		102%
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB (234th)		101%
SanDisk 2TB Ultra 3D NAND (235th)		~
WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB SATA (235th)		~
Samsung 840 PRO 256GB (235th)		~
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (235th)		100%
SanDisk 1TB Ultra 3D NAND (239th)		98%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB (239th)		98%
Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND (239th)		98%
SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB (239th)		98%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB (243rd)		97%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB (243rd)		97%
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB (243rd)		97%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB (243rd)		97%
SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND (243rd)		97%
Crucial BX300 480GB (243rd)		97%

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Samsung 840 EVO 250GB Price/Performance Analysis

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 20.7% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
1 products offer better price-to-performance in this analysis.
Best alternative: Western Digital WDS250G2B0A offers 32.6% better value priced at $80.

Description

Type

Product Type

2.5" SATA III
Series

840 EVO

Storage

Capacity

250GB

Features

Sequential Read Speed

540 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed

520 MB/s
Random Read Speed

97K
Random Write Speed

66K

Power

Power Consumption (W)

.045W
Voltage

5V ± 5%

Operating Systems

Compatible

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit),
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit),
Vista, XP, MAC OSX, Linux

Environmental Specs

Operating Temperature

32ᵒF to 140ᵒF (Operating)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Product

.28" x 2.75 " x 3.94"

Weight

Product

Max .12 lb.

Warranty

Product

3 Years

Product Contents

Contents

Migration Software

Expert reviews

And Samsung plans to ask a price that millions of customers have already paid for vanilla 840s. With the addition of 750 GB and 1 TB models, the company's mainstream SSD family is pretty darned complete. Left with little else to ask for from an SSD, we're pleased to confer the Tom's Hardware Smart Buy award on Samsung's 840 EVO.

Tom's Hardware

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The Samsung 840 Evo entry-level SSD provides consumers with a very low $/GB option that still delivers more robust throughput across the board than almost all of the competition.

StorageReview

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To say that I really like the EVO is an understatement. If Samsung can keep quantities of the 840 EVO flowing, and keep prices at or below its MSRP, it'll be a real winner and probably my pick for best mainstream SSD.

AnandTech

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