SSD giving ridiculously slow speeds

[teflon_don_gabe]

My SSD is hit or miss, one day it will have decent speeds of +400MB/s the next I will be down to around 11MB/s. I see no pattern to it, I have TRIM'd it, checked it was in a Intel SATA 3 port, switched ports, and checked the firmware.

This is the SSD with the excrutatingly slow speeds

Same SSD acting normal

Other SSD in different SATA 3 port with continously normal speeds

S.M.A.R.T.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Multipack]

Are there any other heavy processes running while performing tests?

 

[teflon_don_gabe]

Are there any other heavy processes running while performing tests?

There is minimal usage when I perform the benchmark. I only store my games on that drives and when I go to start a game I notice constant freezing so I'll quit the game and run the benchmark after waiting a moment and it will give me those slow speeds. Typically if I shutdown my computer and wait a while and boot it back up it will be completely fine, if that indicates anything.

 

[Multipack]

It sounds like a software/process related error rather than the disk itself. Check the disk health with Samsung Magician.

 

[teflon_don_gabe]

It sounds like a software/process related error rather than the disk itself. Check the disk health with Samsung Magician.

The Drive Health Status says good.

 

[Multipack]

Run some benches with it. And check process explorer for signs of malware/system processes that may be cuaisng the issue. Also try running benches with the Samsung software and/or Crystal Disk Mark

 

[teflon_don_gabe]

Run some benches with it. And check process explorer for signs of malware/system processes that may be cuaisng the issue. Also try running benches with the Samsung software and/or Crystal Disk Mark

Same results with Samsung Magician and CrystalDiskMark, and I honestly have no idea what I'm looking at in Process Explorer.

I'm assuming since Crystal's was marginally better it is leaning towards some process that is causing the issue? I am not seeing anything noteworthy in either Task Manager or Process Explorer though once again I don't know what I am looking at in Process Explorer.

 

[smorizio]

make sure the mb has the newest bios and chipset from intel. use hardware info 64 bit set it to logging and sensor make sure the 12v rail is holding. with ssd can act up with bad power.

 

[Multipack]

Try doing as Samsung Magician suggests and running OS and Performance optimization. You do clearly have a problem, but it's hard to nail down exactly what without more tests. You can also try checking Windows Security & Maintenance in Control Panel to check for issues. I still don't think it's likely to be the SSD itself, although it is a possibility.

 

[Palorim12]

POR Recovery Count goes up every time there is an unsafe shutdown in Windows. You Power on count is high too. You've turned on your computer almost 38,000 times in just 800 hours?

I have 17,000 hours running on my SSD and only 58 power on count

 

[tmarks11]

Have you checked temperature?

Maybe you are seeing the effect of thermal throttling?

 

[teflon_don_gabe]

make sure the mb has the newest bios and chipset from intel. use hardware info 64 bit set it to logging and sensor make sure the 12v rail is holding. with ssd can act up with bad power.

Have you checked temperature?

Maybe you are seeing the effect of thermal throttling?

-It does typically run warmer than my other two SSD's even though it is next to an intake fan. I don't have hard numbers for it yet though.

-I updated the bios and the chipset

-Samsung Magician says Performance optimization is not available on Windows 8 or higher and OS optimization is set to Maximum Reliability, previously set to Maximum Performance

-Checked Windows & Security and didn't find any issues

-I don't think the S.M.A.R.T. data is correct as my other SSDs that I have had years longer have around 1,000 Power On count and less than 200 POR Recovery count