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Samsung 850 Pro
Capacity 128GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 150 TBW
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd 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 cooled since launch
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 128 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 470 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung MEX |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 150 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 10 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 850 Pro | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X | Lexar NM790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | false | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 150 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 850 Pro | 23.1 | 44 | 53.3 | 6.7 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 58.4 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.5 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.6 | 0 | 83 | 95.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 54.6 | 79.3 | 87.3 | 95.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.7 | 92.2 | 93.8 | 54.6 | 0 | 87.9 | 95.6 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X Compare | 88 | 95.7 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 95.1 | 99.2 | 35.2 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 88.8 | 92.2 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 0 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
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