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SP2004C 200GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 24.5% (883rd of 1015)

Based on 3,807 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SP2004C
Poor: 13%Average: 24.5% Great: 32%

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Very poor average bench

The Samsung SP2004C 200GB averaged 75.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.54MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SP2004C 200GB is just 18.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung SP2004C 200GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 42.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,807 samples)
Rank 88324.5%
Min Avg Max
17.5 Read 43 55.8
19.1 Write 45.9 58.4
17.9 Mixed 33.1 40.9
21.4 SusWrite 42.1 55.9
30.3% 41 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.54 0.6
0.6 4K Write 1.13 1.8
0.3 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
118% 0.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
142GB free
Firmware: VM100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 52 52 51 51 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 51.3
Write 52.9
Mixed 37
SusWrite 51
35% 48 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: VM100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 51 50 50 MB/s
29.1% Poor
Read 50.8
Write 51.9
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 50.2
35% 47.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: VM100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
26% Poor
Read 48.7
Write 54.2
Mixed 39.1
SusWrite 41.7
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: VM100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s
25.9% Poor
Read 48.2
Write 51
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 41.8
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.7 MB/s
72GB free
Firmware: VM100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s
25.6% Poor
Read 42.1
Write 49.3
Mixed 34
SusWrite 46.9
32% 43.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: VM100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 34 33 35 MB/s
18.4% Very poor
Read 30.2
Write 37.5
Mixed 29
SusWrite 33.6
24% 32.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
29GB free
Firmware: VM100-41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 32 32 32 31 MB/s
17.6% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 37.7
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 31.5
24% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
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Typical SP2004C 200GB Builds (Compare 1,093 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock B75 Pro3-M - $85

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 240,410 samples208x
Core i5-3470Intel  $200Bench 71%, 188,188 samples144x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 73%, 92,000 samples82x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,664 samples80x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,283,412 samples69x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 843,846 samples66x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $29Bench 66%, 307,480 samples36x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 827,550 samples28x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk  $37Bench 61%, 123,682 samples26x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 71,221 samples26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 64,987 samples23x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 55%, 47,334 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $411

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