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850 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 87.3% (366th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850
Poor: 52%Average: 87.3% Great: 126%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung 850 4TB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 287MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.7MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 4TB is 74.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 327MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 51.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 36687.3%
Min Avg Max
415 Read 476 513
311 Write 415 485
367 Mixed 410 442
147 SusWrite 327 479
91.4% 407 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 32.7 43.1
1.97 4K Write 51.7 102
1.91 4K Mixed 34.8 59.5
122% 39.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
271 DQ Read 317 382
203 DQ Write 270 336
218 DQ Mixed 287 355
217% 291 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
475GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 480 480 483 479 481 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 485
Mixed 442
SusWrite 479
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 59.5
195% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 224 225 225 224 225 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 451
Mixed 411
SusWrite 225
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 50.4
163% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 439 441 441 442 442 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 442
Mixed 428
SusWrite 439
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 42.5
135% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 225
172% 236 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 435 428 297 290 285 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 442
Mixed 426
SusWrite 343
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 41.6
132% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 218
168% 231 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,877,576 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-E

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples273x
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples89x
Core i7-6850KIntel  $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples64x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples101x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples59x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples40x
SSD
850 4TBSamsungBench 87%, 6 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples15x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $298

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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