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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% (176th of 1000)

Based on 27,591 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: 68%Average: 105% Great: 129%

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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 305MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.8MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 61.5%. This is a particularly 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 373MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27,591 samples)
Rank 176105%
Min Avg Max
363 Read 472 514
177 Write 413 487
241 Mixed 350 399
101 SusWrite 373 487
90.3% 402 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.8 4K Read 33.7 44.7
44 4K Write 91.2 132
28.1 4K Mixed 44.8 61.6
157% 56.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
187 DQ Read 349 388
124 DQ Write 304 358
81.6 DQ Mixed 305 362
235% 319 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
53GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 436 487 489 490 476 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 489
Mixed 351
SusWrite 472
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 49.9
189% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 351
265% 356 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 450 455 428 376 353 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 466
Mixed 379
SusWrite 414
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 40.5
123% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 344
259% 346 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 432 430 429 375 323 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 434
Mixed 348
SusWrite 406
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 33.3
112% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 349
263% 353 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $258 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 15,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $182

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 88%, 295,422 samples10,072x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $235Bench 84%, 181,471 samples2,312x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $359Bench 96%, 285,559 samples1,413x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 449,288 samples3,140x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $314Bench 98%, 573,744 samples2,597x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 154%, 308,250 samples1,739x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $225Bench 105%, 27,591 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 86%, 166,861 samples1,198x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $85Bench 92%, 84,434 samples636x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $72Bench 73%, 39,417 samples455x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,315

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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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3,336

Excellent

17 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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2,838

Excellent

14 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

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 i7-8700K $356Nvidia GTX 1070 $314Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $92
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $145Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $208Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $99
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $108Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $651SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
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