Windows 10: ** Performance may vary based on SSD's firmware version??

Looking at this on AmazonSamsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...IKX0DER&psc=1#


and it says,"Enhanced performance**Speeds are consistent, even under heavy workloads- etc.\and thenbelow it says ** Performance may vary based on SSD's firmware version and system hardware & configuration..I get the system hardware & configurationdetails but what about firmware? I also getthat some exact models of Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)may have different firmware depending on when they were manufactured but doesn't this alsomean that all models of Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM) can have their firmware upgraded to the exact same version? That is to say once the firmware is upgraded assuming thatit can be performance should NOT VARY on the exact same model. Or am I reading all this all wrong? TIA.

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A-Data Ships XPG SX95 and S592 SSDs with New Windows 7 TRIM Firmware

Hmm somethings a miss there, namely the fact there are only 3 features listed twice *Roll Eyes

 

Crucial Releases "000F" Firmware Update for M4 SSD, Enhances Power-Loss Protection

Crucial is known for issuing firmware updates for its M4 series SSDs that bring significant improvements, be it the 0009 update that introduced performance improvements by as much as 20%, or the 0309 update that fixed a lot of BSOD instability issues. Introduced on Wednesday, the newest firmware update, "000F", introduces the following changes:

• Improved compatibility with certain SAS expanders and peripheral RAID cards.
• Improved throughput stability under extremely heavy workloads.
• Improved data protection in the event of unexpected, asynchronous power loss.

With higher performance, improved OS-level stability, and now with higher throughput stability and improved data protection in the event of power loss, Crucial M4 is closer to being the perfect consumer SSD.

DOWNLOAD: Crucial M4 000F Firmware Update Windows 7 Updater Utility, Manual Boot File, Instructions

 

firmware upgrade for ssd worth anything??

Couldn't say anything definite for Plextor, but as for my experience with Samsung 840 SSDs from the Pro and EVO I can at least confirm that the firmware update does not blow up the SSD and from my experience with my own 840 Pro 256GB and 840 EVO 1TB it updated them with no issue and no data was deleted.
However when doing firmware updates it is recommended that you back up first as data can be completely wiped while doing a firmware update and there is no guarantee as to whether data will be retained or not.

As for performance increases with my Samsung SSDs I did not notice any differences in real world performance and there was very little difference in performance with the benchmark from CrystalDiskMark.

I have updated two OCZ Vertex 2 Bigfoot 3.5" SSDs before and it was a similar experience too with no failures occuring, but it did reveal to me that one of the SSDs was possibly faulty and was at least not as good as the other SSD as I had seen in a benchmark I ran at the time. Other difference was I formatted both SSDs as I wanted a new operating system installed and I was using both in Raid 0.

General overall results from doing a firmware update is that performance increase is not guaranteed, but should not decrease performance and firmware update could reveal a fault with the SSD.
Results vary with different models or make of SSDs.

 

Also defends upon the processor model , its cache memory , ram memory like ddr4 ghz value , running applications background