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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: 101% (212th of 1026)

Based on 40,939 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB, Samsung SSD 840 EVO, Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500G
Poor: 69%Average: 101% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo 500GB averaged 1.1% 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 48.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo 500GB is 54.8%. 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 283MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40,939 samples)
Rank 212101%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 469 505
214 Write 396 488
254 Mixed 347 414
99.2 SusWrite 283 439
83.8% 374 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.7 4K Read 38.5 45.7
39.1 4K Write 83.2 113
27.6 4K Mixed 48.6 59.9
165% 56.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 339 384
95.1 DQ Write 289 360
101 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%
221GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 423 424 423 423 423 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 482
Mixed 401
SusWrite 432
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 53.7
184% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 242
213% 318 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 332 331 325 289 275 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 486
Mixed 378
SusWrite 326
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 55
184% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 245
215% 322 MB/s
138GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 433 421 421 422 406 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 450
Mixed 412
SusWrite 426
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 52.4
177% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 165
134% 189 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 151 47 39 40 42 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 453
Write 446
Mixed 322
SusWrite 106
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 39.9
129% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 237
212% 320 MB/s
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Gaming 53%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 84%, 289,811 samples10,842x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $189Bench 80%, 164,787 samples2,012x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $293Bench 80%, 112,119 samples985x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 544,529 samples2,741x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $520Bench 103%, 660,501 samples1,412x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 866,583 samples1,340x
SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 101%, 40,939 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 26,798 samples858x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 66%, 15,581 samples829x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 68,769 samples554x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $863

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Intel Core i5-9600K $195Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230Crucial MX500 250GB $49
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