Samsung

870 500GB

870 500GB
BENCHMARKS (321)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -2%Read -1%, Write 0%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 19%Peak Score +3% Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +16% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed 12%, ADQ Read -22%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -9%, Age 153%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 94.7% (281^st of 1072)

Based on 321 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 870

Poor: 67%Average: 94.7% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 870 500GB averaged just 5.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 870 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 238MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 500GB is 53.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 353MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 321 samples)

Rank 28194.7%

Min	Avg	Max
353	Read 454	512
293	Write 406	482
266	Mixed 386	456
217	SusWrite 353	443
89.9% 400 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	4K Read 33.6	45.8
33.5	4K Write 67.3	104
22.9	4K Mixed 41	62.2
139% 47.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
87	DQ Read 267	388
139	DQ Write 261	361
95.1	DQ Mixed 238	370
186% 255 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 15 days ago.

174GB free

Firmware: SVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 366 373 362 361 361 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 432

SusWrite 372

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 44

4K Write 92.2

4K Mixed 57.5

189% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 200

150% 201 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 month ago.

237GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 319 336 325 329 325 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 461

Mixed 455

SusWrite 338

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 40.9

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 48.2

173% 60.7 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 156

132% 185 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

402GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 361 429 422 393 346 MB/s

98.5% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 413

SusWrite 395

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 43.5

138% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 283

215% 290 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 348 261 212 186 163 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 345

Mixed 306

SusWrite 253

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 50.3

4K Mixed 30.1

103% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 210

171% 244 MB/s

ISR-User, 1 month ago.

466GB free

Firmware: SVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 258 247 282 243 244 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 385

Mixed 323

SusWrite 259

74% 326 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 36.7

4K Mixed 28.3

80% 27 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 128

97% 131 MB/s

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 19%

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System: HP Z820 Workstation

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CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples	87x

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Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
870 500GBSamsungBench 95%, 321 samples	1x

RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples	25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples	19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples	18x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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870 500GB

Average Bench: 94.7% (281^st of 1072)

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