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Samsung MZ-7KE512BW

850 Pro 512GB

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

Average Bench: 106% (181st of 1011)

Based on 41,330 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB, Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO, Samsung SSD 850, Samsun SSD 850 PRO 512G
Poor: 76%Average: 106% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 5.9% 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 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 49.3%. 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 354MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 373MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41,330 samples)
Rank 181106%
Min Avg Max
378 Read 477 515
208 Write 412 487
272 Mixed 354 399
127 SusWrite 373 486
90.8% 404 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24 4K Read 34.2 43.4
51.6 4K Write 93.9 127
31.9 4K Mixed 46 58.7
161% 58.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
176 DQ Read 340 388
163 DQ Write 301 359
143 DQ Mixed 308 361
234% 316 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 124 101 96 94 94 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 348
Mixed 369
SusWrite 132
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 57.3
208% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 130
120% 179 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 130 127 137 200 328 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 96.8
Mixed 186
SusWrite 179
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53.9
179% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 275
205% 277 MB/s
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 355 350 352 348 347 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 399
Write 345
Mixed 310
SusWrite 349
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 37.3
122% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 306
234% 317 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 243 238 232 234 225 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 477
Write 276
Mixed 318
SusWrite 242
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 36.3
119% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 336
247% 326 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 18,906 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 354,920 samples12,173x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 77%, 223,944 samples2,783x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $334Bench 87%, 338,832 samples1,661x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 101%, 504,565 samples3,640x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $390Bench 78%, 706,612 samples3,086x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $750Bench 125%, 410,032 samples2,038x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 106%, 41,330 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 84%, 269,052 samples1,402x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 87%, 146,625 samples760x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $66Bench 72%, 50,543 samples534x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $1,337

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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...

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

7 months ago.

need for speed 1.1 gb read and write

GBR-User
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3,710

Excellent

23 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,104

Good

4 months ago.

I've had almost no issues with this SSD, it's very fast, has a large enough storage capacity, and fits just fine in my machine. The only issue that I'm taking away from it is that it won't allow you to measure the RAPID mode as it's considered cached and so I don't know how much of a performance boost it actually provides.

CrylicArk
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Excellent

4 months ago.

My current SSD.

Loken
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Outstanding

2 years ago.

Used Samsung software with this SSD 850 pro 512 and it is lightning fast. Basically no load time for the most recent AAA titles. Because of the settings I have with Samsung magic the benchmark does not pick it up... but trust me it is fast and worth every penny.

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148Nvidia GTX 1660 $210Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $210Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $234Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $349Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $260Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49
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