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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: 105% (192nd of 1016)

Based on 41,461 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: 105% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 5.0% 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 292MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 49.9%. 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 357MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 377MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41,461 samples)
Rank 192105%
Min Avg Max
380 Read 476 516
251 Write 418 486
270 Mixed 357 402
151 SusWrite 377 486
91.4% 407 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 34.2 44
47 4K Write 91.6 124
30.8 4K Mixed 45.5 59.6
159% 57.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.3 DQ Read 328 388
114 DQ Write 292 359
55.9 DQ Mixed 292 363
224% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 467 474 476 472 471 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 459
Mixed 345
SusWrite 471
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 48
173% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 368
278% 374 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 267 184 151 148 150 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 419
Mixed 366
SusWrite 214
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 44.4
157% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 357
269% 359 MB/s
344GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 307 298 302 303 293 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 385
Mixed 291
SusWrite 300
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 43.7
141% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 183
149% 219 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 77 111 124 114 84 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 476
Write 307
Mixed 306
SusWrite 108
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 23.2
103% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 158
123% 175 MB/s
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 20,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples13,127x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $189Bench 77%, 219,764 samples3,002x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 87%, 341,238 samples1,779x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples3,871x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples3,306x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples2,157x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 105%, 41,461 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 84%, 283,637 samples1,482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 178,276 samples813x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $65Bench 72%, 57,535 samples566x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $1,371

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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

9 months ago.

need for speed 1.1 gb read and write

GBR-User
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3,868

Excellent

17 days ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,242

Good

6 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

7 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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Intel Core i5-9600K $218Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-9400F $150Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $356Nvidia RTX 2060 $349Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249
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