Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

840 Pro 512GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -5%Read -1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -5%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 24%Value & Sentiment -227%User Rating -14%, Market Share -844%, Price -40%, Value -9%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -59%, Age -31%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

Based on 14,996 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

Poor: 66%Average: 96.3% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 512GB averaged just 3.6% 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 164MB/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 52%. 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 350MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,996 samples)

Rank 27196.3%

Min	Avg	Max
337	Read 453	510
149	Write 372	479
235	Mixed 323	372
104	SusWrite 350	479
84.1% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 30.4	36.1
38.7	4K Write 80.5	115
25.7	4K Mixed 40	49.9
140% 50.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 340	386
105	DQ Write 269	335
108	DQ Mixed 164	198
161% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

332GB free

Firmware: DXM06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 402 402 404 419 422 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 465

Mixed 347

SusWrite 408

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 95.1

4K Mixed 46.9

163% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 190

185% 295 MB/s

AUS-User, 7 days ago.

197GB free

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 372 368 373 370 370 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 364

SusWrite 370

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 92

4K Mixed 42.8

150% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 190

188% 300 MB/s

GBR-User, 9 days ago.

130GB free

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 218 201 242 246 240 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 342

SusWrite 271

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 97.4

4K Mixed 46

163% 59.3 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 176

181% 296 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

405GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 430 439 429 471 468 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 337

SusWrite 442

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 70.1

4K Mixed 38.6

132% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 163

171% 282 MB/s

DNK-User, 3 days ago.

154GB free

Firmware: DXM05B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 365 368 360 343 330 MB/s

96.3% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 370

SusWrite 358

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 38.7

127% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 201

189% 294 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM03B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 436 296 116 210 365 MB/s

95.5% Outstanding

Write 176

Mixed 288

SusWrite 265

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 42.6

146% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 157

165% 274 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	536x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	276x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	181x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	119x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	112x

SSD
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $129Bench 96%, 14,996 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	38x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	21x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,198

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7PD512BW

840 Pro 512GB

Average Bench: 96.3% (271^st of 1072)

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