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Samsung MZ-7KE512BW

850 Pro 512GB

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 102% (249th of 1072)

Based on 68,849 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB, Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO, Samsung SSD 850, Samsun SSD 850 PRO 512G
Poor: 71%Average: 102% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 1.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,849 samples)
Rank 249102%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 465 515
194 Write 408 486
243 Mixed 349 399
135 SusWrite 364 487
89.1% 397 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 4K Read 33.1 42.7
43.2 4K Write 86.9 122
26.6 4K Mixed 43.7 57.4
152% 54.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 337 388
114 DQ Write 279 360
144 DQ Mixed 295 365
225% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 484 486 485 485 485 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 460
Mixed 398
SusWrite 485
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 50.6
179% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 339
256% 343 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 408 406 416 413 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 429
Mixed 347
SusWrite 416
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 46.7
164% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 338
262% 357 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 287 281 281 274 270 MB/s
90% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 356
Mixed 337
SusWrite 283
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 37.7
125% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 329
248% 333 MB/s
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 7,106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples843x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples597x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples990x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples470x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples345x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,073

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 Comments

SSDrivePro
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Official site www.samsung.com/...

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND

The world's first 3D vertical NAND flash memory...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

4 years ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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4,956

Good

4 years ago.

I've had almost no issues with this SSD, it's very fast, has a large enough storage capacity, and fits just fine in my machine. The only issue that I'm taking away from it is that it won't allow you to measure the RAPID mode as it's considered cached and so I don't know how much of a performance boost it actually provides.

Loken
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Outstanding

7 years ago.

Used Samsung software with this SSD 850 pro 512 and it is lightning fast. Basically no load time for the most recent AAA titles. Because of the settings I have with Samsung magic the benchmark does not pick it up... but trust me it is fast and worth every penny.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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