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Samsung MZ-7KE256BW

850 Pro 256GB

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

Average Bench: 103% (200th of 1011)

Based on 75,960 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB, Samsun SSD 850 PRO 256G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO, Samsung SSD 850

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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Poor: 73%Average: 103% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 256GB averaged 2.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB is 50.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Pro 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 339MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 75,960 samples)
Rank 200103%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 471 515
204 Write 410 488
256 Mixed 339 384
124 SusWrite 357 484
88.6% 394 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 4K Read 33.3 42.8
46.3 4K Write 90.8 125
28.6 4K Mixed 43.8 56.5
155% 55.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.1 DQ Read 340 389
113 DQ Write 299 356
79.1 DQ Mixed 304 357
232% 314 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 482 487 473 363 316 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 487
Mixed 365
SusWrite 432
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 54.4
188% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 333
256% 348 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 425 434 445 448 448 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 447
Mixed 336
SusWrite 436
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 45.5
156% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 274
211% 288 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 331 310 298 299 293 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 489
Mixed 337
SusWrite 313
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 38.7
165% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 134
120% 185 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,133,049 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $232 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 256GB Builds (Compare 32,585 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 354,920 samples14,339x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 77%, 223,944 samples10,331x
Core i7-6700Intel  $289Bench 70%, 132,720 samples2,074x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 78%, 706,612 samples6,294x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 101%, 504,565 samples4,128x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 467,312 samples3,880x
SSD
850 Pro 256GBSamsung  $224Bench 103%, 75,960 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 250,350 samples2,583x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 18,756 samples1,638x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 34,335 samples1,615x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,161

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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...

Added 5 years ago.
USA-User
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Poor (edit your comment) Add link

2 days ago.

its very slow i cant even transfer anything on it without my pc exploding dkfhueiouhfdios;

Comment 

Awesome drive, own one and can say that coupled with Windows 8.1, the boot speed is virtually instantaneous—Sep '14

Comment 

Besides killer raw speed, Samsung ships Magician software with it that provides additional tuning and longevity options. Fabulous overall package.—Dec '14

Comment 

very impressed with speed compared to the 850 evo which was noticibly slower on my system. I sent the evo back and now all I will buy is 850 pro.—Feb '15

Comment 

Very reliable product, 10 year warranty provides a lot of relief and the rapid discounting in the channel has made this a no brainer—May '15

TUR-User
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3,476

Good

12 days ago.

It is similar to Evo version, It doesn't deserve the price

ITA-User
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2,699

Poor

13 days ago.

Simply the best non-M.2 SSD out there..

ESP-User
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2,601

Good

18 days ago.

Reliable and fast, really fast

AUS-User
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2,496

Disliked

10 months ago.

Comment 

Line up challengers, I dare you—May '16

SRB-User
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1,830

Excellent

20 months ago.

Nice one its third i bought from samsung very satisfied :)

PAK-User
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1,814

Excellent

8 months ago.

Comment 

Excellent drive very consistent and blazingly fast —Mar '15

CHL-User
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1,724

Excellent

2 months ago.

One of the fastest SSD I ever have, plus 10 years warranty!

LTU-User
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1,532

Excellent

1 month ago.

samsung? OK

DNK-User
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1,528

Good

10 months ago.

Fastest, most reliable and best performance/price in Denmark Okt. 2015

ISR-User
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1,526

Good

4 months ago.

this expected to be my next ssd unless better ssd will be released the next year.

SSDrivePro
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1,352

Outstanding

5 years ago.

Sacagewea12
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14

Outstanding

4 years ago.

10/10 perfect

jmythex
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8

Excellent

2 years ago.

Pure Quality meets good Price. Love this SSD

caseyben
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8

Good

6 months ago.

Make for a great upgrade for computers that will mostly be store to cloud drives, but need the performance and reliability that SSDs have.

deicer
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2

Excellent

4 years ago.

The 850 PRO is the best SSD there is to date. Lets not forget RAPID mode guys :)

kerti
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2

Outstanding

4 years ago.

Can't beat the all-around performance on this.

fahadysf
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2

Outstanding

3 years ago.

Excellent speed. Also after the price drop it is very much worth it.

Jakoski
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2

Excellent

2 years ago.

Been using this drive for years, no performance change, runs like the day I bought it. Definitely recommend.

cmoparw
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2

Excellent

22 months ago.

In use as primary drive since fall 2015. Win 8.1, home use. No issues. User folders relocated to secondary drive.

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