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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: 104% (228th of 1058)

Based on 57,813 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: 104% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 3.8% 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 302MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 46.6%. 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 353MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 371MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 57,813 samples)
Rank 228104%
Min Avg Max
397 Read 478 515
167 Write 408 487
251 Mixed 353 401
112 SusWrite 371 488
90.4% 402 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 33.8 42.1
44.8 4K Write 87.9 119
29.7 4K Mixed 44.4 55.5
155% 55.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 344 389
109 DQ Write 285 359
148 DQ Mixed 302 364
230% 311 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 490 489 490 485 489 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 492
Mixed 385
SusWrite 488
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 50.8
180% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 81.5
87% 143 MB/s
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 387 469 482 482 463 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 468
Mixed 367
SusWrite 426
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 47.1
159% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 352
260% 342 MB/s
348GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 262 283 270 287 276 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 443
Mixed 358
SusWrite 270
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 43
147% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 85.3
DQ Mixed 161
137% 209 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 45,553,673 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $258 @ launch in Jul '14
BHPhotoUS $2493 years
AmazonUS $2992 month
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 11,133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $310Bench 83%, 554,418 samples7,132x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $199Bench 79%, 332,401 samples1,580x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 87%, 573,465 samples872x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 979,077 samples1,600x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,183,384 samples1,532x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $1,089Bench 136%, 696,708 samples897x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 104%, 57,813 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples689x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples437x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $84Bench 71%, 97,199 samples245x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,419

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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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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

19 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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4,142

Good

2 years 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.

Loken
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Outstanding

4 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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Intel Core i5-11400F $260Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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