Samsung

SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB

SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -28%Read -8%, Write -58%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite -1%Peak Score -12%Read -1%, Write -10%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -28%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -90%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -77%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 84.2% (420^th of 1072)

Based on 576 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG SSD SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB, SAMSUNG SSD SM841 2.5" 7, SAMSUNG SSD SM84

Poor: 60%Average: 84.2% Great: 107%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 147MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 257MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 281MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 576 samples)

Rank 42084.2%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 423	500
124	Write 257	442
210	Mixed 281	339
91.6	SusWrite 293	438
70.1% 314 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.9	4K Read 26.9	35.8
30.1	4K Write 63	105
18.4	4K Mixed 33.8	46
117% 41.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
196	DQ Read 336	388
124	DQ Write 248	314
109	DQ Mixed 147	174
149% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

305GB free

Firmware: DXM02D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 393 338 359 266 373 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 285

Mixed 321

SusWrite 346

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 50.4

182% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 174

175% 283 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 month ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM02D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 345 331 317 324 319 MB/s

81.5% Excellent

Write 323

Mixed 307

SusWrite 335

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 40.4

4K Mixed 28.4

94% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 161

163% 264 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 month ago.

243GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXM02D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 328 338 343 337 346 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 365

Mixed 301

SusWrite 329

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 31.4

4K Mixed 24.6

88% 27.5 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 169

162% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

437GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 300 321 331 328 304 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 288

Mixed 235

SusWrite 306

66% 293 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 53.1

4K Mixed 27.9

98% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 131

125% 198 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 320 316 87 81 80 MB/s

72.5% Very good

Write 278

Mixed 263

SusWrite 195

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 41.1

4K Mixed 26.6

91% 30.2 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 160

168% 279 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 305 92 99 277 338 MB/s

62.8% Good

Write 124

Mixed 234

SusWrite 236

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 37

4K Mixed 23.2

78% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 149

137% 211 MB/s

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Typical SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB Builds (Compare 2,360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Precision T3610

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	942x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	560x
Xeon E5-1607 v2IntelBench 65%, 1,768 samples	246x

GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	236x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	217x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x

SSD
SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GBSamsungBench 84%, 576 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451R7AFR8C-RD 4x4GBHynixBench 82%, 1,002 samples	167x
9JSF51272PZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 82%, 908 samples	142x
HMT41GR7AFR4C-RD 4x8GBHynixBench 78%, 598 samples	87x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $345

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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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SM841 2.5" 7mm 512GB

Average Bench: 84.2% (420^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.2% (420th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.2% (420^th of 1072)