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840 Evo 500GB

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Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 102% (235th of 1058)

Based on 63,361 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB, Samsung SSD 840 EVO, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500G
Poor: 70%Average: 102% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo 500GB averaged 1.9% 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 217MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB is 53.8%. 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 284MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63,361 samples)
Rank 235102%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 470 506
214 Write 392 487
252 Mixed 349 417
98.5 SusWrite 284 438
83.8% 374 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.1 4K Read 38.9 46.2
38.8 4K Write 84.2 114
30.7 4K Mixed 49.5 60.7
167% 57.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 331 384
113 DQ Write 285 361
100 DQ Mixed 217 254
188% 278 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
366GB free
Firmware: BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 424 412 461 430 414 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 225
Mixed 290
SusWrite 432
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 54.9
189% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 251
212% 311 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 370 415 415 417 412 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 482
Mixed 374
SusWrite 413
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 53.2
182% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 251
216% 318 MB/s
456GB free
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 435 425 456 436 425 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 220
Mixed 286
SusWrite 438
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 53.6
184% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 166
134% 188 MB/s
418GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 381 405 408 408 408 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 430
Mixed 432
SusWrite 391
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 48.6
166% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 245
214% 318 MB/s
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 83%, 389,955 samples4,569x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $155Bench 79%, 215,811 samples829x
Core i7-4790Intel  $226Bench 76%, 242,217 samples414x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 731,766 samples1,016x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples519x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 878,504 samples460x
SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung  $250Bench 102%, 63,361 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 39,930 samples314x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 64%, 23,572 samples285x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 94,884 samples261x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $938

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $44
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