Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500 Gb slow benchmark and boot

[Gelb]

So I just bought a new Samsung SSD with 500 Gb, but it seems that it is running slower than it should. I got a boot time of over 40 sec. , when some of my freinds have the same harddrive and they boot with in less than 10.

I also made several Benachmarks with Samsung magican and saw that the IOPS and the reading/writing rates were a little bit lower than they should.

Here is a SS of the best benchmark i had: http://imgur.com/8mlKxDE others were worst.

My System:

Nvidia Gtx 770 Os 4Gb
16 Gb ram 2133
AMD FX-8350 eight core
and
a fresh Windows 10, AHCI enabled, SATA 6 GB/s also

Are those test normal or am I just doing smthg wrong with my system ?

[Prowlcorp]

well first. how long is the windows half of the boot taking?

[Gelb]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Prowlcorp:

well first. how long is the windows half of the boot taking?

what do u mean with "how long is the windows half of the boot taking"

[Marble]

He means how long does it take to go through POST screens and then how long does it take to go through Windows loading. The idea being that the SSD doesn't actually start being used until Windows begins loading.

If Windows takes a long time to load after POST is done, then something might be up with the SSD.

If it's stuck for a long time on POST screens and whatnot, then it's the motherboard.

[fractal]

Tests are normal, most likely not booting in UEFI mode (your board may not even have the mode).

[Gelb]

ok thank u all for ur help and ur suggestions I might try smthg with my mainboard

[Elon Mosque]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Gelb @biceps:

ok thank u all for ur help and ur suggestions I might try smthg with my mainboard

Try out maximum performance mode and also enable Rapid Mode which would greatly improve the speed of the SSD

[_I_]

or set the bios settigns to defaults, then change only the ram speed/profile to match the kit/dimm you have

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I see no mention of Motherboard here; that is the first thing we need to know above all.

Also within your OS, u must install AMD CHIPSET DRIVERS from AMD.com
And then install Samsung Magician (get it from Samsung's website) and then update the SSD Firmware. Once that is done, go in Magician and install RAPID

UEFI has no bearing on any of this. But make sure BIOS is set to AHCI Mode for your SATA the SSD will be on; prior to OS install.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Vethod:

Those speeds are normal. The lines that mark up to speeds are the optimal ones. Not all drives reach these speeds. Here is a picture of my 840 evo
http://imgur.com/iy8XlBE

Cause 840 EVO is a POS; it was pulled for a reason; and never supported "RAPID"
Only 840 PRO and later support RAPID

Here I took some pictures on a system we have here:

http://imgur.com/a/6a4hc

Samsung 850 EVO (500GB) SATA SSD
SATA 6Gbps / ACHI Mode
AMD Chipset Driver 16.4.2
Windows 7 SP1 / 10 64bit

First thing to do in Win10 > Disable Fast Boot
It has a glitch for that where it's enabled by default, when it should not be, and slows things down. Disable that in the OS, Reboot, then re-enable it and reboot once more; doing so will address that issue.

[Gelb]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad-Motha:

Here I took some pictures on a system we have here:

http://imgur.com/a/6a4hc

Samsung 850 EVO (500GB) SATA SSD
SATA 6Gbps / ACHI Mode
AMD Chipset Driver 16.4.2
Windows 7 SP1 / 10 64bit

First thing to do in Win10 > Disable Fast Boot
It has a glitch for that where it's enabled by default, when it should not be, and slows things down. Disable that in the OS, Reboot, then re-enable it and reboot once more; doing so will address that issue.

AHCI and Sata 6Gb/s are enabled.
My motherboard is this M5A99X EVO R2.0

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Get the Chipset Driver; otherwise u are just using the generic crap Windows OS comes with.
And don't allow Windows Updates to change driver.

After that driver installed; reboot and do like I explained in Post#9 (whatever is there that u didn't do).

Many people have trouble finding that, or may have not known; u go to AMD.com click the latest GPU Driver for your OS (even if u don't have AMD GPU) then on the GPU page, click Optional; the latest Chipset Driver is there. It covers all AMD Chipsets using FM2/AM3 socket based CPUs.

[[☥] - CJ -]

i dont see any problems here

Those speeds are the normal speeds one normally gets

Keep in mind they state a Max of UP TO, meaning its capable of reaching that amount( Or Lower ), or perhaps even a little higher.

For my SSD i get speeds a little above what the SSD is rated for.

But i see nothing wrong with the speeds you are getting.
But how the OS is configured can affect those speeds as well.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well the slow OS though; that is a Win10 bug; basically what I was saying about Fast Boot in Post#11

But yes those speed are normal when RAPID Driver is not enabled yet.
Even without RAPID driver, nothing should be "slow"

What can address any slow problems initially with these SSD is making sure you update it to latest Firmware. Samsung are one of the few where u don't need to wipe the SSD to apply a firmware change.

[fractal]

Changing to UEFI is easy, once you realise that you have to re-install the OS :P

First things first... Make sure you are on the latest BIOS: v2501 for your board.
Your BIOS + other drivers are here:
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A99X_EVO_R20/HelpDesk_Download/

Your AMD Chipset drivers:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows%2010%20-%2064
Your GeForce drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/103913/en-us

After updating your BIOS/UEFI, download these drivers to your Windows 10 USB for later use.

Set your BIOS to load optimised defaults and then save.

Choose the 'BOOT' tab:
Under 'Boot Override' choose UEFI: USB (name of your usb will be here)
This will force the UEFI mode to switch in the bios and immediately start the Windows installation.

During the Windows installation, make sure to choose "Custom Installation" and delete all existing partitions from your SSD and then click "New". It will build your new drive table. Click on the largest partition of your SSD, format it for good measure and with that partition highlighted, click "Next".

For best results with Windows10 Installations, do them offline. No MS account prompts and no automatic downloading of junk drivers. Use the chipset/drivers that you have saved on your Windows 10 USB before going back online.

ez fresh install. Should run like a bullet after that.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well if it's an OEM Motherboard and the OEM system shipped with Win7; then it most likely does not support UEFI; but even on older Motherboard or ones that allow for UEFI Legacy; you can still use Win8, 8.1, 10; they just do not have certain UEFI features if u don't have Full UEFI; such as Secure Boot for example.

But yes if your BIOS has options; UEFI and SATA Modes need to be setup prior to OS install; otherwise u may have issues if u try to change that later after OS installed already.

[fractal]

It's an M5A99X EVO R2.0 It supports UEFI.