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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
Samsung 850 Pro ssd
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

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '14: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '16: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ4 '16: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '17: 5.0★ · 1 review1421Q3 '14Q3 '16Q4 '16Q3 '17
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 32.8
Random 44
Feature 93.8
Capacity 54.6
Endurance 84.4

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 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Crucial T710 Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Corsair MP700 Elite
Capacity 1TB 2TB 2TB 2TB 1TB 2TB
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 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 550 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 10,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true true true true
Endurance 150 TBW 2000 TBW 1200 TBW 1200 TBW 4800 TBW 1200 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEndurance
Samsung 850 Pro 32.84493.854.684.4
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.793.493.878.494
Crucial T710 Compare 99.398.797.478.483
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare 99.699.497.478.481
SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare 97.49990.654.699
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.696.499.878.487.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $484 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From $484

Price History

New Open Box / Refurbished
$170 $180 $190 $200 $210 $220 Nov 8 $209

Usage Scores

Overall (60.9)Budget (68.7)Gaming (48.1)Laptop (57.6)Console (23.3)Portable (15.2)Workstation (62.2)

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