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850 EVO 500G 431GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 105% (232nd of 1072)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G
Poor: 81%Average: 105% Great: 123%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 500G 431GB averaged 5.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 500G 431GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 171MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 500G 431GB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 500G 431GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 307MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 232105%
Min Avg Max
397 Read 512 540
356 Write 435 489
301 Mixed 392 433
140 SusWrite 307 483
92.3% 411 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.2 4K Read 41.3 48.6
37 4K Write 88.2 125
24 4K Mixed 45.7 64.8
168% 58.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.1 DQ Read 222 382
122 DQ Write 279 346
24.6 DQ Mixed 171 361
151% 224 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
150GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 222 250 256 479 435 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 485
Mixed 404
SusWrite 314
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 55.7
202% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 277 289 293 268 224 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 472
Mixed 383
SusWrite 268
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.8
192% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 349
262% 351 MB/s
334GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 275 281 295 399 402 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 429
Mixed 332
SusWrite 321
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 50.7
177% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 202 193 212 216 121 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 532
Write 418
Mixed 360
SusWrite 201
84% 378 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 49.6
172% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 206
165% 227 MB/s
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Typical 850 EVO 500G 431GB Builds (Compare 8,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,899x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,384x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples639x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,327x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples811x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples738x
SSD
850 EVO 500G 431GBSamsungBench 105%, 40 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples377x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples299x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $549

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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