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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% (190th of 1012)

Based on 44,828 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: 105% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 4.8% 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 299MB/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 50.9%. 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 355MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 374MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44,828 samples)
Rank 190105%
Min Avg Max
375 Read 475 515
273 Write 421 486
273 Mixed 355 397
151 SusWrite 374 483
91.3% 406 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 4K Read 33.8 43.4
51.1 4K Write 92.1 126
30.6 4K Mixed 45.1 58.3
158% 57 MB/s
Min Avg Max
128 DQ Read 336 388
131 DQ Write 298 359
56.3 DQ Mixed 299 363
229% 311 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 446 459 459 459 459 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 450
Mixed 376
SusWrite 454
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 56.6
189% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 199
150% 201 MB/s
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 408 426 424 415 348 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 446
Mixed 372
SusWrite 405
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 48
165% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 315
238% 319 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 303 385 417 380 328 MB/s
94.6% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 287
Mixed 334
SusWrite 338
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 40.7
139% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 252
188% 251 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 20,106,612 SSDs tested.

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Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 19,594 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples12,636x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples2,883x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $378Bench 87%, 345,135 samples1,711x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 561,146 samples3,749x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples3,179x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 134%, 422,679 samples2,089x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $230Bench 105%, 44,828 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples1,441x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 86%, 154,422 samples778x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 72%, 56,634 samples548x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,351

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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

8 months ago.

need for speed 1.1 gb read and write

GBR-User
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3,792

Excellent

2 years ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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3,166

Good

5 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

5 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 $148Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200AMD RX 590 $180Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
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