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850 PRO 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 108% (224th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
Poor: 88%Average: 108% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 PRO 512GB averaged 8.0% 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 274MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 PRO 512GB is 37%. 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 405MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 418MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 224108%
Min Avg Max
382 Read 493 528
75.5 Write 440 505
125 Mixed 405 517
70.9 SusWrite 418 488
98.8% 439 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 34.5 41.3
1.6 4K Write 87.4 125
3.1 4K Mixed 44.8 55.8
156% 55.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 DQ Read 335 388
36.1 DQ Write 305 352
22.1 DQ Mixed 274 363
218% 305 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
619GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 393 392 394 395 393 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 465
Mixed 393
SusWrite 391
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 51.9
170% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 351
266% 359 MB/s
821GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 431 450 470 469 467 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 462
Mixed 398
SusWrite 420
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 44.7
151% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
269% 360 MB/s
821GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 429 447 469 469 465 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 446
Mixed 391
SusWrite 425
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 42.7
143% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
604GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 380 384 388 393 393 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 461
Mixed 378
SusWrite 386
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 41.8
143% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 349
254% 333 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 73 72 71 70 70 MB/s
76.9% Very good
Read 486
Write 70.9
Mixed 125
SusWrite 72.7
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 37.7
139% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 132
123% 198 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,714,953 SSDs tested

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Typical 850 PRO 512GB Builds (Compare 6,113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 149%
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Motherboard: MSI Z590 PRO WIFI (MS-7D09)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,356x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples758x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples573x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples878x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples629x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples601x
SSD
850 PRO 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 38 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples194x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples184x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples158x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $726

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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