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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% (225th of 1053)

Based on 57,986 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: 75%Average: 104% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 3.6% 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 304MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 48.7%. 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 376MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 57,986 samples)
Rank 225104%
Min Avg Max
388 Read 478 515
187 Write 409 486
256 Mixed 354 400
128 SusWrite 376 484
90.8% 404 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 4K Read 33.5 42.1
45.5 4K Write 86.7 117
29.8 4K Mixed 44.1 56.2
153% 54.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 341 388
113 DQ Write 287 359
148 DQ Mixed 304 364
230% 311 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 426 423 422 424 424 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 438
Mixed 394
SusWrite 422
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 43.9
143% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 260
196% 263 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 377 359 357 388 375 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 376
Write 389
Mixed 342
SusWrite 360
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 39.5
128% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
270% 362 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 39,985,369 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $258 @ launch in Jul '14
BHPhotoUS $2492 years
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 9,264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $266Bench 84%, 483,301 samples5,922x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $188Bench 80%, 307,632 samples1,359x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 88%, 502,549 samples711x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 736,321 samples1,360x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,087,008 samples1,298x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 136%, 606,069 samples749x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 104%, 57,986 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples576x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 84%, 440,338 samples353x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 77%, 91,021 samples201x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,257

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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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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

21 days ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

14 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,950

Good

19 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

20 months ago.

My current SSD.

Loken
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Outstanding

3 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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