Samsung

850 EVO 500GB

850 EVO 500GB
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Effective Speed +16% Effective Speed 16%Average Score +14% Read 3%, Write 10%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite 40%Peak Score +8% Read -1%, Write -0%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +9% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read 12%, ADQ Write 12%, ADQ Mixed 30%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 114% (199^th of 1072)

Based on 130 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB

Poor: 94%Average: 114% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 500GB averaged 14.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 338MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 53.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 403MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 414MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 130 samples)

Rank 199114%

Min	Avg	Max
260	Read 469	503
278	Write 446	483
244	Mixed 403	460
204	SusWrite 414	486
97.6% 433 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 39	47
52.8	4K Write 90.1	126
31.7	4K Mixed 53.2	65.3
175% 60.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
201	DQ Read 367	387
122	DQ Write 323	345
191	DQ Mixed 338	365
255% 343 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 8 days ago.

350GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 473 478 478 451 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 407

SusWrite 472

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 50.8

167% 57.3 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 349

265% 356 MB/s

USA-User, 20 days ago.

350GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 425 400 384 372 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 431

SusWrite 423

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 82.9

4K Mixed 50.8

166% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 349

265% 357 MB/s

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	451x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
850 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 114%, 130 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 143% - Outstanding

Total price: $132

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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850 EVO 500GB

Average Bench: 114% (199^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 114% (199th of 1072)

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