Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
BENCHMARKS (4,946)
MKT (0.1%)
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(0)
BUY • $351

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Superseded by the 850 Pro 512GB »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 -6%Effective Speed -6%Average User Bench -9%Read -3%, Write -12%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 7%Peak Lab Bench -7%Read -0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment -483%User Rating -68%, Market Share -1,627%, Price -148%, Value -88%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -70%, Age -42%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 97.2% (179^th of 980)

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: 65%Average: 97.2% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 2.7% 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 40.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 54.3%. 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 322MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,946 samples)

Rank 17997.2%

Min	Avg	Max
340	Read 456	510
148	Write 376	483
243	Mixed 322	369
90.1	SusWrite 344	479
84.1% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 30.4	36.4
40.3	4K Write 85.3	119
27.1	4K Mixed 40.5	50.5
143% 52.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
87.7	DQ Read 338	386
128	DQ Write 279	335
87.7	DQ Mixed 162	199
161% 260 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 15 hrs ago.

316GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 6B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 444 459 411 417 418 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 404

Mixed 322

SusWrite 432

89% 394 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 50.1

181% 68.1 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 174

177% 288 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 hrs ago.

368GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 447 448 441 455 454 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 318

Mixed 365

SusWrite 449

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 96.3

4K Mixed 46.2

162% 58.8 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 198

187% 294 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 471 472 463 422 373 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 342

SusWrite 444

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 40.6

139% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 235

DQ Mixed 142

135% 212 MB/s

USA-User, 23 hrs ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 318 321 196 91 101 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 278

Mixed 294

SusWrite 226

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 42.9

148% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 147

161% 272 MB/s

POL-User, 8 hrs ago.

56GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 123 123 117 111 115 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 279

Mixed 297

SusWrite 124

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 52.9

4K Mixed 28.6

100% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 92.1

130% 242 MB/s

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 70%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $473Bench 77%, 14,443 samples	1,222x
Core i7-4930KIntel $600Bench 80%, 8,771 samples	444x
Core i7-3820Intel $420Bench 66%, 18,016 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 152%, 259,323 samples	341x
GTX 1080Nvidia $498Bench 124%, 395,889 samples	315x
GTX 1070Nvidia $320Bench 97%, 468,301 samples	242x

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

RAM
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 80%, 1,367 samples	80x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 2,549 samples	77x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 194 samples	65x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $2,220

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $320	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $70
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $155	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $204	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $110
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $105	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $780	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $125	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $22

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (179^th of 980)

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840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (179th of 980)

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