Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -6%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -5%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 24%Value & Sentiment -426%User Rating -13%, Market Share -1,361%, Price -223%, Value -107%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -61%, Age -45%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 96.4% (259^th of 1058)

Based on 11,373 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 68%Average: 96.4% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 164MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,373 samples)

Rank 25996.4%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 460	509
156	Write 377	478
235	Mixed 324	372
101	SusWrite 349	480
84.7% 378 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 30.4	35.8
39.3	4K Write 79	113
26.1	4K Mixed 40.2	49
139% 49.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
185	DQ Read 337	386
116	DQ Write 268	334
121	DQ Mixed 164	197
160% 256 MB/s

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

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

361GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM04B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 468 465 477 477 479 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 461

Mixed 302

SusWrite 458

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 81.4

4K Mixed 42.9

148% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 160

172% 288 MB/s

CAN-User, 16 hrs ago.

239GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 459 459 460 460 459 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 357

SusWrite 459

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 46.6

162% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 148

131% 197 MB/s

SWE-User, 12 hrs ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 89 83 83 66 62 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 335

Mixed 263

SusWrite 90.6

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 38.1

121% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 211

DQ Mixed 139

129% 200 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $460Bench 76%, 35,911 samples	916x
Core i7-4930KIntel $499Bench 78%, 20,433 samples	418x
Core i7-3820Intel $350Bench 73%, 38,806 samples	337x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 962,548 samples	234x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $861Bench 137%, 751,808 samples	206x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 538,067 samples	167x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $400Bench 96%, 11,373 samples	1x

RAM
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 83%, 726 samples	53x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 75%, 6,362 samples	48x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 75%, 2,912 samples	47x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $1,989

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Intel Core i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.4% (259^th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 96.4% (259th of 1058)

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