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840 EVO 500G 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 93.1% (294th of 1072)

Based on 129 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsun SSD 840 EVO 500G
Poor: 79%Average: 93.1% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsun 840 EVO 500G 500GB averaged just 6.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsun 840 EVO 500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 110MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsun 840 EVO 500G 500GB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsun 840 EVO 500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 129 samples)
Rank 29493.1%
Min Avg Max
414 Read 488 512
167 Write 345 472
260 Mixed 342 382
44.3 SusWrite 222 441
78% 349 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.4 4K Read 41.2 48.8
51.7 4K Write 82.9 116
14.4 4K Mixed 32 59
147% 52 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.3 DQ Read 292 382
77 DQ Write 217 345
21.2 DQ Mixed 110 251
121% 206 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
399GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 432 432 459 419 436 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 200
Mixed 274
SusWrite 441
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 51.9
182% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 249
207% 301 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 164 23 20 21 21 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 467
Mixed 383
SusWrite 113
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58
199% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 257
222% 328 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 119 52 49 51 48 MB/s
96.1% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 428
Mixed 343
SusWrite 120
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 53.1
177% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 254
220% 326 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 52 48 48 51 50 MB/s
39.4% Below average
Read 462
Write 20.9
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 44.3
33% 156 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3.8
67% 15.3 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,642x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,682x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,171x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,252x
SSD
840 EVO 500G 500GBSamsunBench 93%, 129 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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