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Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

840 Evo 500GB
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Effective Speed -429%Effective Speed -429%Average Score -587%Read -795%, Write -1,126%, 4K Read -124%, 4K Write -142%, Mixed -840%, 4K Mixed -123%, SusWrite -962%Peak Score -719%Read -1,069%, Write -1,225%, 4K Read -308%, 4K Write -226%, Mixed -1,015%, 4K Mixed -260%, SusWrite -929%Value & Sentiment -633%User Rating -34%, Market Share -1,242%, Price 24%, Value -1,278%Nice To Haves -507%DQ Read -503%, DQ Write -424%, DQ Mixed -723%, ADQ Read -406%, ADQ Write -337%, ADQ Mixed -581%, Age -574%, AS-SSD Total -505%

Average Bench: 103% (252^nd of 1080)

Based on 68,337 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB, Samsung SSD 840 EVO, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500G

Poor: 72%Average: 103% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo 500GB averaged 3.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB is 53.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 68,337 samples)

Rank 252103%

Min	Avg	Max
362	Read 468	508
210	Write 381	486
260	Mixed 344	420
102	SusWrite 298	445
83.6% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.9	4K Read 39.2	46.2
41.5	4K Write 85.6	116
30.8	4K Mixed 49.6	60.5
168% 58.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
214	DQ Read 338	385
105	DQ Write 287	362
82.4	DQ Mixed 218	255
189% 281 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

428GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0DB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 374 418 410 416 423 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 487

Mixed 400

SusWrite 417

102% 452 MB/s

4K Read 46

4K Write 99.4

4K Mixed 58.5

197% 68 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 251

212% 310 MB/s

NOR-User, 18 hrs ago.

459GB free

Firmware: EXT0DB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 417 401 400 400 400 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 397

SusWrite 411

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 97.8

4K Mixed 52.5

180% 63.5 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 239

208% 310 MB/s

NLD-User, 18 hrs ago.

207GB free

Firmware: EXT0CB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 415 418 442 438 378 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 228

Mixed 265

SusWrite 419

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 41.3

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 52.5

176% 60.1 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 164

133% 189 MB/s

SWE-User, 21 hrs ago.

61GB free

Firmware: EXT0BB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 407 350 203 144 91 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 388

SusWrite 267

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 45.1

148% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 244

212% 313 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 hrs ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0BB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 195 117 102 97 92 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 376

SusWrite 175

84% 377 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 46.9

156% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 240

214% 322 MB/s

AUS-User, 8 hrs ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0BB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 194 55 56 57 53 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 382

SusWrite 139

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 48.9

162% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 249

218% 325 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,819x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	332x
Core i7-4770KIntel $75Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	555x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	266x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	258x

SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	192x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	168x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	105x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $698

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Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

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Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

Average Bench: 103% (252nd of 1080)

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