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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: 102% (248th of 1071)

Based on 68,849 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: 71%Average: 102% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 1.7% 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 295MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 52.6%. 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 349MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,849 samples)
Rank 248102%
Min Avg Max
349 Read 465 515
194 Write 408 486
243 Mixed 349 399
135 SusWrite 364 487
89.1% 397 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 4K Read 33.1 42.7
43.2 4K Write 86.9 122
26.6 4K Mixed 43.7 57.4
152% 54.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 337 388
114 DQ Write 279 360
144 DQ Mixed 295 365
225% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 476 480 484 483 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 454
Mixed 360
SusWrite 479
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 44.4
153% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 358
271% 363 MB/s
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 342 479 483 484 484 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 482
Mixed 394
SusWrite 414
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 46.5
161% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 403 343 284 362 381 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 470
Write 441
Mixed 377
SusWrite 361
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 34
113% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 243
184% 249 MB/s
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 6,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $221Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,956x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples740x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $280Bench 84%, 634,862 samples549x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples867x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples779x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples409x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 102%, 68,849 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples303x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples229x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples121x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,043

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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

2 years ago.

GBR-User
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5,612

Excellent

3 years ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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4,818

Good

4 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

6 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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