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850 Pro 2TB

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 108% (222nd of 1071)

Based on 2,669 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 2TB
Poor: 78%Average: 108% Great: 130%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 2TB averaged 8.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Pro 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 2TB is 51.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Pro 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 409MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,669 samples)
Rank 222108%
Min Avg Max
390 Read 477 511
285 Write 429 490
291 Mixed 376 420
215 SusWrite 409 490
95.1% 423 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 35.3 42.3
39.4 4K Write 89.6 123
29.8 4K Mixed 47.3 59
162% 57.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 346 388
106 DQ Write 292 362
176 DQ Mixed 308 369
234% 315 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 459 467 480 481 479 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 477
Mixed 420
SusWrite 468
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 49.7
163% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 442 446 469 466 466 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 469
Mixed 380
SusWrite 456
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 41.5
138% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
369GB free
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 323 343 406 367 372 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 392
Mixed 363
SusWrite 339
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 48.9
162% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 369 368 384 381 381 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 369
Write 363
Mixed 303
SusWrite 372
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 33.4
108% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32.6
DQ Write 88.2
DQ Mixed 46.4
40% 55.7 MB/s
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Typical 850 Pro 2TB Builds (Compare 801 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO - $230

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $140Bench 71%, 147,533 samples344x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples219x
Core i7-2600Intel  $164Bench 67%, 185,630 samples78x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples54x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples40x
SSD
850 Pro 2TBSamsung  $495Bench 108%, 2,669 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples27x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $1,205

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 Comments

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND

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Terrible

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too expensive and will get cheaper

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Average

4 years ago.

Much better options available now but still a really good SSD

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320Nvidia RTX 3060 $350Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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