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Samsung MZ7WD480HAGM

SM843T 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 79.4% (492nd of 1072)

Based on 374 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZ7WD480HAGM-000, SAMSUNG MZ7WD480HAGM-00003
Poor: 62%Average: 79.4% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Samsung SM843T 480GB averaged 20.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM843T 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 195MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM843T 480GB is 33.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung SM843T 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 296MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 325MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 374 samples)
Rank 49279.4%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 401 513
257 Write 325 379
259 Mixed 326 415
188 SusWrite 296 361
75.7% 337 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 21.4 27
37.8 4K Write 73.7 106
14.9 4K Mixed 29.9 40.8
110% 41.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 DQ Read 266 356
76.6 DQ Write 213 258
16.3 DQ Mixed 195 288
158% 225 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 336 342 351 359 360 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 384
Write 353
Mixed 326
SusWrite 352
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 35.4
122% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 269
208% 286 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 289 298 303 297 291 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 393
Write 316
Mixed 316
SusWrite 296
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 34.9
119% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 265
207% 286 MB/s
215GB free
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 323 318 340 337 338 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 378
Write 361
Mixed 326
SusWrite 333
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 30.4
109% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 267
208% 288 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 204 198 193 192 190 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 295
Write 231
Mixed 268
SusWrite 199
56% 248 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 36.2
138% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 252
197% 275 MB/s
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Typical SM843T 480GB Builds (Compare 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 78%
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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples325x
Core i7-6850KIntel  $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples179x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples112x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples115x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples84x
SSD
SM843T 480GBSamsungBench 79%, 374 samples1x
RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $726

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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