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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% (192nd of 1011)

Based on 38,256 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: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 4.4% 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 296MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 52.3%. 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 351MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 372MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38,256 samples)
Rank 192104%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 474 515
196 Write 408 485
245 Mixed 351 398
123 SusWrite 372 484
90.2% 401 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 4K Read 33.7 42.7
46.6 4K Write 92 125
29.3 4K Mixed 45 58
157% 56.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
165 DQ Read 336 387
119 DQ Write 291 353
91.9 DQ Mixed 296 362
227% 308 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 462 432 460 320 226 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 460
Mixed 359
SusWrite 394
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 60.6
213% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 332
257% 351 MB/s
180GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 490 493 492 493 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 493
Mixed 402
SusWrite 490
107% 475 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 50.1
176% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 365
276% 370 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 481 488 490 489 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 485
Mixed 361
SusWrite 480
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 48.5
179% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 357
270% 362 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 434 484 490 289 168 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 493
Mixed 411
SusWrite 355
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 55
200% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,505,215 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 18,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 91%
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  $280Bench 76%, 373,448 samples11,924x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $200Bench 69%, 208,151 samples2,701x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $340Bench 83%, 281,619 samples1,634x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 100%, 440,934 samples3,590x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $359Bench 78%, 613,412 samples3,031x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $685Bench 125%, 373,933 samples2,013x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $150Bench 104%, 38,256 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 245,677 samples1,380x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 86%, 130,179 samples756x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $75Bench 72%, 53,992 samples518x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,243

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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...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 months ago.

need for speed 1.1 gb read and write

GBR-User
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3,670

Excellent

22 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,058

Good

3 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

4 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 i5-9400F $145Nvidia GTX 1660 $210Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $73
Intel Core i5-9600K $240Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
Intel Core i7-9700K $350Nvidia RTX 2060 $349Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $200
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