Samsung Hard Drives
This is a list of all tested Samsung hard drive models and their MTBFs. See more info on reliability test in the README.
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HDD by Model
Please take all columns into account when reading the table. Pay attention on the number of tested samples and power-on days. Simultaneous high values of both MTBF and errors are possible if only rare drives in the subset encounter errors.
Days - avg. days per sample, Err - avg. errors per sample, MTBF - avg. MTBF in years per sample.
| MFG | Model | Size | Samples | Days | Err | MTBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | HE160HJ | 160 GB | 1 | 3740 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Samsung | HD502IJ | 500 GB | 2 | 2696 | 1 | 6.93 |
| Samsung | HD103SJ | 1 TB | 7 | 2056 | 1 | 4.31 |
| Samsung | HD204UI | 2 TB | 20 | 2071 | 7 | 4.30 |
| Samsung | HD502HI | 500 GB | 2 | 1402 | 0 | 3.84 |
| Samsung | HD322HJ | 320 GB | 10 | 1524 | 61 | 3.67 |
| Samsung | HD154UI | 1.5 TB | 8 | 2606 | 276 | 3.52 |
| Samsung | HD161GJ | 160 GB | 3 | 1263 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Samsung | SP2504C | 250 GB | 1 | 1158 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Samsung | HD502HJ | 500 GB | 8 | 1709 | 2 | 3.01 |
| Samsung | HD321HJ | 320 GB | 1 | 1021 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Samsung | HD103UJ | 1 TB | 9 | 1787 | 27 | 2.79 |
| Samsung | HD251HJ | 250 GB | 1 | 1007 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Samsung | HM500JI | 500 GB | 4 | 1251 | 53 | 2.71 |
| Samsung | HD501LJ | 500 GB | 11 | 2219 | 280 | 2.65 |
| Samsung | HD203WI | 2 TB | 1 | 959 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Samsung | HD753LJ | 752 GB | 4 | 1723 | 423 | 2.40 |
| Samsung | HD080HJ-P | 80 GB | 1 | 727 | 0 | 1.99 |
| Samsung | HD103SI | 1 TB | 5 | 823 | 606 | 1.91 |
| Samsung | HM250HI | 250 GB | 5 | 690 | 0 | 1.89 |
| Samsung | HM500JJ | 500 GB | 1 | 571 | 0 | 1.57 |
| Samsung | HD160JJ-P | 160 GB | 1 | 547 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Samsung | HD250HJ | 250 GB | 2 | 1028 | 1211 | 1.49 |
| Samsung | HD161HJ | 160 GB | 7 | 755 | 377 | 1.27 |
| Samsung | HM320II | 320 GB | 4 | 775 | 2 | 0.95 |
| Samsung | HM321HI | 320 GB | 6 | 373 | 145 | 0.94 |
| Samsung | HE161HJ | 160 GB | 1 | 310 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Samsung | HN-M101MBB | 1 TB | 2 | 255 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Samsung | HD403LJ | 400 GB | 1 | 254 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Samsung | SP0812C | 80 GB | 1 | 234 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Samsung | SP2514N | 250 GB | 1 | 2529 | 10 | 0.63 |
| Samsung | HD503HI | 500 GB | 1 | 200 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Samsung | HD256GJ | 250 GB | 1 | 1274 | 6 | 0.50 |
| Samsung | HN-M500MBB | 500 GB | 1 | 97 | 0 | 0.27 |
| Samsung | HM160HI | 160 GB | 7 | 466 | 190 | 0.14 |
| Samsung | HD322GJ | 320 GB | 1 | 412 | 8 | 0.13 |
| Samsung | HM251JI | 250 GB | 2 | 75 | 14 | 0.10 |
| Samsung | HM501II | 500 GB | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.09 |
| Samsung | HM320JI | 320 GB | 3 | 208 | 9 | 0.06 |
| Samsung | SP2004C | 200 GB | 2 | 747 | 509 | 0.04 |
| Samsung | HM080HI | 80 GB | 1 | 627 | 56 | 0.03 |
| Samsung | HS082HB | 80 GB | 1 | 273 | 26 | 0.03 |
| Samsung | HD321KJ | 320 GB | 2 | 1606 | 1016 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HD642JJ | 640 GB | 2 | 1044 | 1351 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HM500LI | 500 GB | 1 | 1529 | 3036 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HM121HI | 120 GB | 1 | 534 | 3029 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HD252HJ | 250 GB | 1 | 173 | 1520 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HD082GJ | 80 GB | 1 | 109 | 1015 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HM251JX | 250 GB | 1 | 5 | 92 | 0.00 |
| Samsung | HM250JI | 250 GB | 1 | 16 | 1010 | 0.00 |
HDD by Family
Please take all columns into account when reading the table. Pay attention on the number of tested samples and power-on days. Simultaneous high values of both MTBF and errors are possible if only rare drives in the subset encounter errors.
Days - avg. days per sample, Err - avg. errors per sample, MTBF - avg. MTBF in years per sample.
| MFG | Family | Models | Samples | Days | Err | MTBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | SpinPoint | 2 | 2 | 2025 | 0 | 5.55 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F4 EG (AF) | 1 | 20 | 2071 | 7 | 4.30 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F3 | 2 | 15 | 1871 | 1 | 3.61 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F1 DT | 9 | 33 | 1566 | 205 | 3.07 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F2 EG | 3 | 15 | 1851 | 349 | 3.02 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint T166 | 3 | 14 | 1991 | 365 | 2.13 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint P80 SD | 2 | 2 | 637 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M7 | 4 | 14 | 825 | 22 | 1.72 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F3 EG | 2 | 2 | 580 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint MP5 | 1 | 1 | 571 | 0 | 1.57 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint S250 | 1 | 2 | 1028 | 1211 | 1.49 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint S166 | 2 | 8 | 674 | 457 | 1.11 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint P120 | 3 | 4 | 1295 | 257 | 0.97 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M7E (AF) | 2 | 7 | 324 | 124 | 0.82 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint P80 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M8 (AF) | 2 | 3 | 203 | 0 | 0.56 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint F4 | 2 | 2 | 843 | 7 | 0.31 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M5 | 3 | 9 | 424 | 597 | 0.11 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M6 | 3 | 6 | 384 | 516 | 0.07 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint M40/60/80 | 1 | 1 | 627 | 56 | 0.03 |
| Samsung | SpinPoint N2 | 1 | 1 | 273 | 26 | 0.03 |