Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
BENCHMARKS (4,946)
MKT (0.1%)
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Superseded by the 850 Pro 512GB »

Controller: Samsung 3-core MDX. Flash Memory: Samsung 21nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

128GB 256GB 512GB

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average User Bench -11%Read -3%, Write -16%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 3%Peak Lab Bench -7%Read -0%, Write -0%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -396%User Rating -68%, Market Share -1,341%, Price -100%, Value -76%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -70%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -74%, Age -32%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 96.6% (160^th of 959)

Based on 4,946 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 63%Average: 96.6% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.3% 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 162MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 54.9%. 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 317MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 334MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,946 samples)

Rank 16096.6%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 452	509
153	Write 364	485
229	Mixed 317	368
86	SusWrite 334	474
82.2% 367 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.6	4K Read 30.3	36.3
41.5	4K Write 85.9	120
26.2	4K Mixed 40.4	50.4
143% 52.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
124	DQ Read 344	386
132	DQ Write 284	334
65.7	DQ Mixed 162	197
163% 263 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

89GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 313 309 315 308 316 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 366

SusWrite 312

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 49.8

176% 65.2 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 193

190% 303 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

48GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 422 415 278 120 128 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 365

SusWrite 295

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 48

167% 61.3 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 196

186% 293 MB/s

USA-User, 49 mins ago.

289GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 423 425 419 420 421 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 324

SusWrite 422

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 41.2

154% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 194

173% 263 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

319GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 403 389 399 394 400 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 423

Mixed 325

SusWrite 401

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 99.8

4K Mixed 32.1

127% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 190

184% 291 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 356 90 84 86 79 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 156

Mixed 230

SusWrite 157

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 34.5

120% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 132

137% 229 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 88 86 83 92 83 MB/s

66.8% Good

Write 172

Mixed 229

SusWrite 92.5

45% 202 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 52

4K Mixed 35

115% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 140

144% 239 MB/s

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Gaming 116%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel $600Bench 81%, 7,537 samples	595x
Core i7-4960XIntel $1,189Bench 83%, 1,385 samples	241x
Core i7-4820KIntel $330Bench 72%, 7,338 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $713Bench 153%, 205,419 samples	194x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 124%, 306,559 samples	161x
GTX 780 TiNvidia $410Bench 71%, 15,475 samples	92x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $351Bench 97%, 4,946 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 69%, 2,501 samples	36x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 2,384 samples	27x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 66%, 8,782 samples	21x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,664

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $370	Nvidia GTX 1070 $350	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $155	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $249	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $98
Intel Core i7-7700K $355	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $140	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $42
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $157	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.6% (160^th of 959)

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Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.6% (160th of 959)

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