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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.

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Average Bench: 105% (149th of 964)

Based on 27,291 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: 69%Average: 105% Great: 127%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 4.7% 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 309MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 57.7%. 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 350MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 367MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27,291 samples)
Rank 149105%
Min Avg Max
373 Read 472 515
206 Write 409 487
268 Mixed 350 396
130 SusWrite 367 484
89.8% 400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 33.9 44.5
46 4K Write 91.8 126
29.5 4K Mixed 45.1 60.3
158% 56.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
161 DQ Read 347 388
152 DQ Write 308 351
85.4 DQ Mixed 309 361
237% 321 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
241GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 481 484 489 491 490 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 484
Mixed 399
SusWrite 485
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.9
176% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 369
279% 374 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 464 469 468 470 421 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 476
Mixed 369
SusWrite 454
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 37.7
128% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 227
183% 256 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 274 260 231 221 219 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 318
Mixed 346
SusWrite 251
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 43
153% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 355
266% 355 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 9,689,415 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
BHPhotoUS $2497 months
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 11,471 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $182

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $276Bench 88%, 226,051 samples7,409x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $238Bench 84%, 140,380 samples1,669x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 96%, 231,023 samples1,068x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $460Bench 123%, 352,399 samples2,424x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $340Bench 99%, 416,626 samples1,957x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $770Bench 155%, 217,604 samples1,261x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 105%, 27,291 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 87%, 112,576 samples896x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 90%, 57,829 samples482x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 72%, 29,400 samples349x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,297

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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.

need for speed 1.1 gb read and write

GBR-User
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2,846

Excellent

11 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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2,450

Excellent

8 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.

Loken
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Outstanding

19 months 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 i7-8700K $359Nvidia GTX 1070 $340Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $77
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $130Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $234Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
Intel Core i5-8600K $237AMD RX 480 $280Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163
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