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HN-M500MBB 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 41% (485th of 1014)

Based on 4,322 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG HN-M500MBB
Poor: 15%Average: 41% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung HN-M500MBB 500GB averaged 59.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung HN-M500MBB 500GB is 45.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung HN-M500MBB 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 58.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,322 samples)
Rank 48541%
Min Avg Max
16 Read 74.3 104
7.97 Write 58.1 99.7
9.48 Mixed 42.6 56.3
21.3 SusWrite 68.3 106
44.7% 60.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.4 0.5
0.4 4K Write 1.34 1.9
0.1 4K Mixed 0.61 0.8
109% 0.78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
442GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 106 106 106 107 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 71.7
Mixed 57
SusWrite 105
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
353GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 93 93 93 93 94 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 92.1
Write 65.5
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 91.1
56% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 93 94 95 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 87
Write 45.9
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 93.2
51% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 1 MB/s
226GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 90 91 91 91 92 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 88.9
Write 57.2
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 89.3
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
86GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s
44.7% Average
Read 65.5
Write 35.4
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 90.2
43% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
383GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 95 96 12 21 96 MB/s
36.7% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 12.7
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 66.1
26% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.6
71% 0.23 MB/s
284GB free
Firmware: 0301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
22.6% Poor
Read 38
Write 38.9
Mixed 30
SusWrite 40.3
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 21 22 34 19 15 MB/s
16.1% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 35.8
Mixed 21
SusWrite 23
21% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.47 MB/s
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Typical HN-M500MBB 500GB Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300E7A

CPU
Core i5-2430MIntel  $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples52x
Core i3-2330MIntel  $150Bench 47%, 20,066 samples49x
Core i5-2450MIntel  $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples32x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples103x
GeForce GT 520MXNvidiaBench 2%, 1,577 samples29x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples27x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples10x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples4x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata  $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples3x
RAM
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples17x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples12x
M471B5273CM0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 871 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $81

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