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

Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 837,593 user samples
141,929 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 124% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 71GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 256th / 1080
695,664 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 134% 162GB free
Worst Bench: 80% 162GB free (System drive)
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SPEED RANK: 217th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
102 % 112 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
469 MB/s 471 MB/s +0%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
396 MB/s 441 MB/s Faster write speed.
+11%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
33.9 MB/s 40.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+19%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
89.6 MB/s 95.6 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
334 MB/s 376 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+13%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
44.1 MB/s 53.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+22%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
346 MB/s 365 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+5%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
515 MB/s +2% 507 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
488 MB/s 492 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
43.6 MB/s 47.5 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
125 MB/s 128 MB/s +2%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
383 MB/s 414 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
56.7 MB/s 65.9 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+16%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
484 MB/s 488 MB/s +1%
Market Share
Based on 77,612,491 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % 0.7 % Hugely higher market share.
+775%
Value
Value For Money
12.5 % 27.5 % Hugely better value.
+120%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$110 $85 Cheaper.
+23%
Age
Newest
124 Months 119 Months +4%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
388 MB/s +1% 386 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
361 MB/s 362 MB/s +0%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,280 Pts 1,288 Pts +1%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
356 MB/s 371 MB/s +4%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
344 MB/s 348 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
282 MB/s 302 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+7%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
295 MB/s 317 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+7%
Capacity
Capacity
256GB 500GB

The 256GB Samsung 850 Pro is the fastest consumer SSD we have seen to date. Thanks to Samsung's new 3D V-NAND the 850 Pro has lower power consumption and better performance, albeit marginally, than both the 840 Evo and 840 Pro. Looking at the benchmark figures for the 840 and 850 Pros shows that the effective performance improvement is 10% whereas the 850 Pro beats the 840 Evo by 16%. These drives effectively saturate SATA 3.0 making it difficult to distinguish between them in day-to-day use. At current prices the 850 Pro is prohibitively expensive, prices need to drop by 15% before it approaches the 840 Pro from a value perspective. Samsung may release a value orientated 850 Evo soon, but for now "most" users are better off with the 840 Pro. [Oct '14 SSDrivePro]

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