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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% (214th of 1040)

Based on 43,507 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB, Samsung SSD 840 EVO, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500G
Poor: 69%Average: 103% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo 500GB averaged 3.2% 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 50.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB is 56.7%. 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 288MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 345MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43,507 samples)
Rank 214103%
Min Avg Max
344 Read 464 507
214 Write 389 487
229 Mixed 345 419
104 SusWrite 288 439
83.3% 372 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.5 4K Read 39.1 46.5
49.7 4K Write 88.1 117
34 4K Mixed 50.4 61.2
170% 59.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
212 DQ Read 335 384
126 DQ Write 292 361
88.6 DQ Mixed 218 254
190% 282 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 381 418 423 425 424 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 456
Mixed 374
SusWrite 422
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 60.6
199% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 227
196% 289 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 433 421 421 422 420 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 411
SusWrite 429
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 52.5
183% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 254
217% 320 MB/s
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 221 217 216 215 214 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 378
Mixed 326
SusWrite 216
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 54.7
179% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 181
146% 207 MB/s
344GB free
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 322 331 333 331 335 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 372
Write 356
Mixed 303
SusWrite 330
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 46.2
137% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 168
130% 180 MB/s
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Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 84%, 315,379 samples2,534x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $223Bench 80%, 193,763 samples467x
Core i7-4790Intel  $250Bench 77%, 169,939 samples220x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 52%, 601,776 samples565x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $367Bench 78%, 955,564 samples334x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 106%, 748,267 samples287x
SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 103%, 43,507 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 77,366 samples178x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 25,106 samples166x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 66%, 17,880 samples166x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $808

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