Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average User Bench -7%Read -1%, Write -14%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 12%Peak Lab Bench -3%Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment -390%User Rating -41%, Market Share -1,322%, Price -140%, Value -57%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -60%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -55%, Age -41%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 95.7% (227^th of 1016)

Based on 7,231 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 65%Average: 95.7% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 4.3% 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 39.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 52.3%. 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 320MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 335MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,231 samples)

Rank 22795.7%

Min	Avg	Max
347	Read 455	511
143	Write 362	482
229	Mixed 320	370
94.8	SusWrite 335	479
82.5% 368 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 30.1	36.5
39.7	4K Write 82.8	118
25.5	4K Mixed 39.8	49.9
141% 50.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
183	DQ Read 337	386
132	DQ Write 273	335
83.2	DQ Mixed 162	198
160% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 5 hrs ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 470 442 462 428 341 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 351

SusWrite 433

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 48.1

174% 64.5 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 161

170% 283 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

408GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 410 467 456 448 458 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 338

SusWrite 417

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 42.2

159% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 154

167% 280 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

426GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM04B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 320 444 437 438 442 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 329

SusWrite 402

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 45.5

160% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 171

175% 285 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 hrs ago.

165GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 385 354 344 322 310 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 358

SusWrite 354

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 40.6

152% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 191

185% 293 MB/s

FRA-User, 16 hrs ago.

209GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 412 367 359 358 402 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 401

Mixed 287

SusWrite 376

84% 371 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 38.1

4K Mixed 25.7

84% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 152

164% 275 MB/s

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $495Bench 66%, 22,705 samples	1,838x
Core i7-4930KIntel $600Bench 70%, 13,013 samples	717x
Core i7-3820Intel $356Bench 62%, 26,664 samples	637x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 129%, 435,255 samples	515x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples	465x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples	389x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $300Bench 96%, 7,231 samples	1x

RAM
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 2,299 samples	109x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 3,833 samples	106x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 86%, 501 samples	104x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $2,192

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 95.7% (227^th of 1016)

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

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Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 95.7% (227th of 1016)

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