Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB Quick Test


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

Here is a quick test of Samsung’s recent SSD 850 PRO 512GB with V-NAND (3D vertical NAND flash memory) technology. More information about V-NAND can be found HERE.

More marketing information about the 850 PRO can be found HERE.

1 – Gallery

The box:


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

The bundle:


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

The SSD:


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB

2 – Benchmarks

Testbed:
– CPU: Intel Core i5 2320 @ 3GHz
– Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth P67
– RAM: 16GB @ 1600MHz (Corsair Vengeance)
– Windows 7 sp1 64-bit

2.1 – Crystal Disk Mark 3.03b


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB - Crystal Disk Mark

Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB - Crystal Disk Info

Here is the same test with the Samsung SSD 840 PRO 256GB (one of my current SSD in my dev station):


Samsung SSD 840 PRO 256GB - Crystal Disk Mark

2.2 – ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.47


Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB - ATTO Disk Benchmark