Samsung 850 EVO Linux SSD Disk Testing
NVMe vs SSD vs Hybrid HDD


OCZ Vertex 3 240GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

OCZ Solid 2 64GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

OCZ ARC100 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ ARC100 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

2018-10-07 laplix04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4210U @ 2.70GHz (2 Cores / 4 Threads), Motherboard: LENOVO Lancer 5A5 (9BCN91WW BIOS), Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD, Graphics: Intel Haswell Mobile (1000MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: PL2492H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel Wireless 3160

	OS: ManjaroLinux 17.1.12, Kernel: 4.14.71-1-MANJARO (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.1, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180831 + Clang 6.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.10GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 (P3.10 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4001GB Western Digital WD40EMRX-82U + 240GB Force MP300 + 1000GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8192MB (1515/7000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: VX2439wm, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: LinuxMint 19, Kernel: 4.19.0-rc7-vhm (x86_64) 20181008, Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 410.57, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 23.87 |========================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 26.95 |===========================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 30.63 |===============================
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 21.31 |======================
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 26.28 |===========================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 34.55 |===================================
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 40.28 |=========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 106.99 |============================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 105.71 |============================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 8.05   |==
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 93.84  |=========================
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 111.73 |==============================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 116.21 |===============================
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 150.85 |========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 31.99  |========
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 114.31 |=============================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 51.72  |=============
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 32.98  |========
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 27.19  |=======
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 130.06 |==================================
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 155.27 |========================================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: POSIX AIO - Buffered: No - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 108.06 |============================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 107.89 |============================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 67.91  |==================
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 93.83  |========================
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 111.83 |=============================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 115.81 |==============================
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 155.12 |========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 207.43 |============================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 88.00  |============
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 57.57  |========
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 38.37  |=====
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 79.30  |===========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 107.78 |===============
2018-10-07 laplix04 .......... 22.03  |===
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 295.65 |========================================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 345.60 |========================================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 178.93 |=====================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 98.13  |===========
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 122.80 |==============
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 143.40 |=================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 109.33 |=============
2018-10-07 laplix04 .......... 34.27  |====
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 166.89 |===================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB ........... 206.80 |========================================
Transcend TS256GSSD370 256GB . 87.93  |=================
OCZ Solid 2 64GB ............. 55.67  |===========
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB ....... 39.07  |========
OCZ ARC100 120GB ............. 44.07  |=========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ........ 70.08  |==============
2018-10-07 laplix04 .......... 5.33   |=
Corsair Force MP300 M.2 NVMe . 121.29 |=======================