850 PRO 512GB vs MX500 1TB
Samsung · Released Jul 21, 2014
Discontinued850 PRO 512GB
- Form factor2.5-inch
- ConnectorSATA
- InterfaceSATA III
- SATA: Needs a SATA data port and a SATA power cable.
- Sequential Read
- 550MB/s
- Random Read
- 100K IOPS
- Sequential Write
- 520MB/s
- Capacity
- 512GB
- Endurance
- 300TBW
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850 PRO 512GB has about a 2% higher spec score than MX500 1TB and launched at $140 more.
$400
Launch MSRP
$260(better)
20(better)
Spec score
19.7
550MB/s
Sequential Read
560MB/s(better)
100K IOPS(better)
Random Read
95K IOPS
520MB/s(better)
Sequential Write
510MB/s
512GB
Capacity
1,000GB(better)
300TBW
Endurance
360TBW(better)
0.75TBW/$
Endurance per $
1.38TBW/$(better)
2.5-inch
Form factorSame
2.5-inch
SATA
ConnectorSame
SATA
SATA III
InterfaceSame
SATA III
No (needs a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 M.2 NVMe drive)
PS5 storage upgradeSame
No (needs a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 M.2 NVMe drive)
Jul 21, 2014
Released
Dec 19, 2017