Pros
- Speedy performer
Cons
- Not for sale directly to consumers
- High cost-per-gigabyte
Bottom Line
Neck-and-neck with its rivals for top performance honors, this high-capacity SSD also carries a high cost-per-gigabyte.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Samsung MMDPE56G5DXP-0VBD7 is a 2.5-inch hard drive that is designed for efficiency. This SATA Samsung 256GB hard drive makes data transfer quick and easy. Store an awesome amount of computer data as well as your files in the whopping 256GB memory of the Samsung MMDPE56G5DXP-0VBD7. Go for this Samsung 256GB hard drive and add to your PC's performance.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MMDPE56G5DXP0VBD7 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | SATA-300 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Firefox 2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 204 |
| Multitasking, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 222 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 335 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 97.99 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 63.67 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 484 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 161 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 60.14 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 238 |
| WorldBench 6 Score, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 139 |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 30.79 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 305 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 199 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 317 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 237 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 324 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 171 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 167 |
| Internal Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 19.7 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 24.3 seconds |
| Malware Scan | 304.8 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 26.6 seconds |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 12.9 seconds |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 21.2 seconds |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 20.5 seconds |
| System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 81.2 watts |
| Malware Scan | 100.2 watts |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 83.1 watts |
| System Work State | 95.8 watts |
| System Idle State | 69.7 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 83.1 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 84.9 watts |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 88.1 watts |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 95 watts |
| System Sleep State | 69.6 watts |
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