Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

840 Evo 500GB
BENCHMARKS (68,337)
MKT (0.1%)
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(1)
BUY • $164

Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +2% Read 2%, Write -6%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 0%Peak Score +3% Read 0%, Write 0%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment -111%User Rating -11%, Market Share -324%, Price -85%, Value -26%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -0%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age -37%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 103% (244^th of 1071)

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 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

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

265GB free

Firmware: EXT0CB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 434 420 439 480 422 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 273

Mixed 332

SusWrite 447

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 46

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 59

202% 70.5 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 250

222% 333 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 hr ago.

420GB free

Firmware: EXT0CB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 433 420 421 462 458 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 317

Mixed 316

SusWrite 445

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 55.2

187% 68.3 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 362

DQ Mixed 252

222% 333 MB/s

IRL-User, 16 mins ago.

374GB free

Firmware: EXT0BB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 377 381 382 379 380 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 451

Mixed 374

SusWrite 380

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 43

138% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 108

142% 258 MB/s

IRL-User, 5 hrs ago.

422GB free

Firmware: EXT0BB6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 403 394 397 396 395 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 396

SusWrite 408

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 52.7

4K Mixed 39.1

123% 40.5 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 245

214% 319 MB/s

NLD-User, 33 mins ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXT0BB0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 182 113 63 42 50 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 428

Mixed 301

SusWrite 143

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 36.6

127% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 164

136% 200 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,971x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4770KIntel $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	396x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	207x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	184x

SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $164Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	144x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	124x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $852

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

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Samsung MZ-7TE500BW

840 Evo 500GB

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