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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% (208th of 1040)

Based on 59,142 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: 74%Average: 104% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 4.3% 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 44.8MB/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 374MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59,142 samples)
Rank 208104%
Min Avg Max
374 Read 475 516
191 Write 411 488
275 Mixed 354 402
125 SusWrite 374 488
90.7% 403 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 33.8 42.5
51.3 4K Write 89.6 124
30.9 4K Mixed 44.8 56.4
156% 56.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
214 DQ Read 344 388
113 DQ Write 293 359
137 DQ Mixed 304 363
232% 314 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 423 431 404 349 400 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 452
Mixed 383
SusWrite 396
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 45.8
153% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 199
151% 205 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 150 149 134 141 139 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 387
Mixed 329
SusWrite 153
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 45.4
161% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 346
264% 355 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 111 108 105 104 99 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 347
Mixed 342
SusWrite 114
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 47.5
168% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 331
254% 345 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 34,944,643 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
AmazonUS $18625 mins
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 7,119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 457,820 samples4,572x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $188Bench 79%, 270,832 samples1,061x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 87%, 491,919 samples534x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 104%, 752,973 samples1,084x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 886,769 samples1,007x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 134%, 552,563 samples600x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $186Bench 104%, 59,142 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 84%, 449,320 samples470x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $64Bench 85%, 349,082 samples272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $66Bench 77%, 87,933 samples150x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,175

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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

1 month ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

11 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,778

Good

16 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

17 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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