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Samsung 850 Pro
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 150 TBW
61 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average speed (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung MEX Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 150 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 10 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 850 Pro | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 150 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 850 Pro | 33.2 | 44.4 | 93.8 | 54.7 | 84.2 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.2 | 95 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 80.9 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.2 | 82.9 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 78.2 | 93.8 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 95.4 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 92.6 | 80.9 |
Usage Scores
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