Samsung

850 EVO 500GB

850 EVO 500GB
BENCHMARKS (16)
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -27%Read 6%, Write -21%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -51%Peak Score -11%Read 4%, Write -14%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -61%DQ Read -2%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -32%, ADQ Write -67%, ADQ Mixed -339%, Age 13%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 80.7% (476^th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB

Poor: 60%Average: 80.7% Great: 101%

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Asus PRIME Z390-A (1)

Very good average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 500GB averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 334MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)

Rank 47680.7%

Min	Avg	Max
393	Read 487	526
204	Write 334	425
180	Mixed 345	420
83.9	SusWrite 196	401
75.9% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.8	4K Read 30	35.7
5.8	4K Write 63.1	111
11.2	4K Mixed 26.9	43
113% 40 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.3	DQ Read 247	361
21.4	DQ Write 173	326
11.2	DQ Mixed 59.2	232
84.9% 160 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

54GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 169 149 120 90 22 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 425

Mixed 350

SusWrite 143

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 69.7

4K Mixed 38.1

137% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 232

197% 286 MB/s

DEU-User, 23 months ago.

17GB free

Firmware: 61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 154 35 61 88 24 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 204

Mixed 335

SusWrite 83.9

60% 270 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 35.8

143% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 73.6

DQ Mixed 24.5

54% 116 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 months ago.

94GB free

Firmware: SBFA18.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 205 167 166 119 114 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 323

Mixed 313

SusWrite 178

68% 302 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 23.2

4K Mixed 18.7

84% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 69.2

DQ Mixed 108

101% 164 MB/s

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Typical 850 EVO 500GB Builds (Compare 26,273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 131%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,169x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
850 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 81%, 16 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $883

Popular 850 EVO 500GB compatible motherboards:

Asus PRIME Z390-A (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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850 EVO 500GB

Average Bench: 80.7% (476^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.7% (476th of 1072)

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