Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
BENCHMARKS (13,502)
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -6%Read -0%, Write -10%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score -5%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 24%Value & Sentiment -474%User Rating -13%, Market Share -1,567%, Price -213%, Value -101%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -59%, Age -48%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 96.1% (258^th of 1058)

Based on 13,502 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 64%Average: 96.1% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.8% 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 163MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 51.4%. 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 321MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 342MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,502 samples)

Rank 25896.1%

Min	Avg	Max
342	Read 462	510
136	Write 371	482
225	Mixed 321	369
79.3	SusWrite 342	476
83.9% 374 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	4K Read 31	36.1
40.3	4K Write 80.1	112
27.1	4K Mixed 39.9	49.3
141% 50.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 339	386
110	DQ Write 265	336
106	DQ Mixed 163	198
160% 256 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

223GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 470 470 471 343 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 326

SusWrite 448

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 43

145% 52 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 172

175% 286 MB/s

CHE-User, 1 day ago.

158GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 379 472 476 476 477 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 367

SusWrite 441

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 80.4

4K Mixed 42.5

143% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 197

186% 292 MB/s

KOR-User, 1 day ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 444 446 441 466 457 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 320

SusWrite 446

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 86.7

4K Mixed 41.6

146% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 161

170% 282 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

402GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 355 406 413 415 415 MB/s

96.7% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 322

SusWrite 385

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 72.7

4K Mixed 37.6

129% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 190

188% 300 MB/s

ITA-User, 10 hrs ago.

280GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM03B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 337 395 375 431 433 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 185

Mixed 259

SusWrite 368

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 79.5

4K Mixed 41.9

146% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 119

110% 170 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 90 86 89 94 90 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 175

Mixed 250

SusWrite 94.7

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 45.8

169% 63.2 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 148

156% 261 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $460Bench 77%, 31,912 samples	834x
Core i7-4930KIntel $290Bench 79%, 19,501 samples	367x
Core i7-3820Intel $350Bench 73%, 35,573 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 979,077 samples	205x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $1,089Bench 136%, 696,708 samples	188x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 678,188 samples	143x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $400Bench 96%, 13,502 samples	1x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 5,554 samples	46x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 75%, 2,638 samples	45x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 83%, 702 samples	45x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $1,989

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $394	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.1% (258^th of 1058)

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840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.1% (258th of 1058)

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