Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
BENCHMARKS (6,703)
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Superseded by the 850 Pro 512GB »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 -12%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 8%Peak Lab Bench -8%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment -554%User Rating -72%, Market Share -1,940%, Price -129%, Value -75%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -71%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -70%, Age -39%, AS-SSD Total -4%

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Average Bench: 96.6% (205^th of 1003)

Based on 6,703 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 66%Average: 96.6% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.4% 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 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB is 51.8%. 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 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,703 samples)

Rank 20596.6%

Min	Avg	Max
342	Read 457	511
155	Write 377	485
239	Mixed 321	371
95.7	SusWrite 344	474
84.1% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.1	4K Read 30.2	36.2
41.3	4K Write 83.3	118
26.8	4K Mixed 40	50.4
141% 51.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
147	DQ Read 336	387
125	DQ Write 276	335
57.7	DQ Mixed 161	197
160% 258 MB/s

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258GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 232 227 208 196 176 MB/s

99.6% Outstanding

Write 371

Mixed 325

SusWrite 213

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 46.1

165% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 153

166% 279 MB/s

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $495Bench 76%, 19,606 samples	1,535x
Core i7-4930KIntel $476Bench 82%, 11,632 samples	600x
Core i7-3820Intel $420Bench 67%, 21,335 samples	506x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $709Bench 153%, 383,820 samples	441x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	399x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	319x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $300Bench 97%, 6,703 samples	1x

RAM
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 78%, 1,604 samples	99x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 3,089 samples	95x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 86%, 413 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $2,092

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $709	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.6% (205^th of 1003)

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

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Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.6% (205th of 1003)

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