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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% (228th of 1058)

Based on 68,925 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: 75%Average: 104% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 512GB averaged 3.7% 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 304MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 512GB is 49.5%. 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 364MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,925 samples)
Rank 228104%
Min Avg Max
388 Read 478 514
191 Write 406 485
251 Mixed 351 399
125 SusWrite 364 481
89.8% 400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24 4K Read 33.8 43.8
45.1 4K Write 88.3 120
30 4K Mixed 44.7 57.9
155% 55.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
218 DQ Read 347 388
142 DQ Write 290 359
148 DQ Mixed 304 364
232% 314 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
265GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 442 445 447 445 444 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 442
Mixed 373
SusWrite 445
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 53.5
177% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 199
150% 201 MB/s
303GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 459 460 460 461 461 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 457
Mixed 374
SusWrite 460
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 46.3
161% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 201
151% 202 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 283 269 324 380 317 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 425
Mixed 352
SusWrite 293
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 45.3
152% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 396 299 263 172 123 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 366
Write 402
Mixed 345
SusWrite 273
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 26.7
96% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 214
172% 234 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,559,167 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $258 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 512GB Builds (Compare 12,583 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $359Bench 83%, 631,649 samples8,052x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $189Bench 79%, 339,100 samples1,764x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 87%, 588,010 samples1,005x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 962,548 samples1,787x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $138Bench 80%, 1,199,785 samples1,716x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 137%, 751,808 samples1,008x
SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 104%, 68,925 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 83%, 538,368 samples756x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples483x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 70%, 96,259 samples283x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,464

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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

5 months ago.

GBR-User
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Excellent

23 months ago.

just bought it, amazing product well done team

CAN-User
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4,266

Good

2 years 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

4 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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