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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: 103% (244th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,337 samples)
Rank 244103%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 418 414 414 419 415 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 450
Mixed 382
SusWrite 421
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 42.2
128% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 248
219% 328 MB/s
388GB free
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 337 399 421 449 421 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 224
Mixed 274
SusWrite 399
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 44.5
147% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 174
141% 200 MB/s
376GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 425 410 415 422 406 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 448
Mixed 374
SusWrite 418
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 39.7
136% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 202
160% 232 MB/s
217GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 173 43 40 37 32 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 499
Write 218
Mixed 290
SusWrite 130
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 50.7
170% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 164
132% 188 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,671x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples311x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples250x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples525x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples254x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples246x
SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung  $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples183x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $698

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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