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840 EVO 500G 431GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 94.5% (282nd of 1072)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500G
Poor: 90%Average: 94.5% Great: 101%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 840 EVO 500G 431GB averaged just 5.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 EVO 500G 431GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 151MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.6MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 EVO 500G 431GB is just 11.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 840 EVO 500G 431GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 28294.5%
Min Avg Max
396 Read 509 534
337 Write 409 489
258 Mixed 348 369
131 SusWrite 183 275
80.9% 362 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 4K Read 41.6 45.5
65.1 4K Write 79.6 99.5
24.4 4K Mixed 37.7 53.2
154% 53 MB/s
Min Avg Max
230 DQ Read 247 326
207 DQ Write 286 345
76.8 DQ Mixed 151 213
146% 228 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 302 245 228 180 174 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 540
Write 487
Mixed 339
SusWrite 255
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 54.7
191% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 208
180% 262 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 170 69 64 70 65 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 534
Write 472
Mixed 360
SusWrite 138
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 53.2
189% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 213
183% 265 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 191 86 76 73 76 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 534
Write 472
Mixed 342
SusWrite 134
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 52.8
185% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 213
183% 265 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 235 62 64 57 59 MB/s
98.5% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 473
Mixed 345
SusWrite 131
82% 369 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 51.8
182% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 212
183% 265 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 139 103 133 104 113 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 396
Write 430
Mixed 258
SusWrite 152
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 37.7
135% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 201
176% 258 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,751,965 SSDs tested

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Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4 - $107

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,056x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples759x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples644x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples424x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples361x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples304x
SSD
840 EVO 500G 431GBSamsungBench 95%, 11 samples1x
RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $479

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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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