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850 EVO M.2 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 106% (229th of 1072)

Based on 107 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsun SSD 850 EVO M.2
Poor: 85%Average: 106% Great: 122%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsun 850 EVO M.2 500GB averaged 6.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsun 850 EVO M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 179MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsun 850 EVO M.2 500GB is 36.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsun 850 EVO M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 265MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 384MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 107 samples)
Rank 229106%
Min Avg Max
431 Read 487 517
278 Write 402 476
324 Mixed 384 419
99.6 SusWrite 265 435
86.2% 384 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 4K Read 40.5 48.6
48.7 4K Write 95.3 136
24.5 4K Mixed 48.1 65.3
173% 61.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 299 384
89.3 DQ Write 263 346
24.8 DQ Mixed 179 362
162% 247 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 436 441 453 450 444 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 54
Mixed 320
SusWrite 445
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 50.5
166% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
264% 345 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 262 268 244 221 203 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 449
Mixed 375
SusWrite 274
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 51.4
169% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 368 297 307 301 302 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 423
Write 421
Mixed 332
SusWrite 322
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 49.2
155% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 381 344 333 329 334 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 455
Mixed 369
SusWrite 356
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 42.7
137% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 349
266% 359 MB/s
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Typical 850 EVO M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 2,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples810x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples550x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples302x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples272x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples262x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples239x
SSD
850 EVO M.2 500GBSamsunBench 106%, 107 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples75x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $453

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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