Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
BENCHMARKS (14,001)
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BUY • $210

Effective Speed +0%Effective Speed 0%Average Score -3%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 28%Value & Sentiment -323%User Rating -13%, Market Share -1,133%, Price -116%, Value -29%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -60%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age -40%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 96.2% (259^th of 1058)

Based on 14,001 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 70%Average: 96.2% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.7% 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 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 47.6%. 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 323MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 348MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,001 samples)

Rank 25996.2%

Min	Avg	Max
337	Read 450	510
155	Write 372	480
241	Mixed 323	372
105	SusWrite 348	479
83.8% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	4K Read 30.5	36.1
40.6	4K Write 80.8	115
25.8	4K Mixed 40.1	50
140% 50.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 340	386
122	DQ Write 267	335
112	DQ Mixed 165	198
161% 257 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

177GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 474 473 474 451 437 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 365

SusWrite 463

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 47.6

170% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 194

187% 295 MB/s

ROU-User, 7 hrs ago.

97GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 407 413 428 426 430 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 372

SusWrite 418

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 48.8

169% 62.1 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 193

186% 294 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 hrs ago.

338GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 445 454 454 457 456 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 352

SusWrite 450

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 71.1

4K Mixed 39.9

136% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 171

178% 293 MB/s

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $350Bench 77%, 37,100 samples	1,037x
Core i7-4930KIntel $499Bench 79%, 18,445 samples	492x
Core i7-3820Intel $200Bench 74%, 44,340 samples	384x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,055,851 samples	253x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $861Bench 136%, 796,429 samples	223x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 81%, 1,386,632 samples	196x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 96%, 14,001 samples	1x

RAM
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 83%, 725 samples	60x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 5,839 samples	57x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 75%, 6,994 samples	52x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $1,549

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Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.2% (259^th of 1058)

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840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.2% (259th of 1058)

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