Samsung 840 PRO 512GB vs GIGABYTE UD PRO 512GB SSD Comparison

Samsung 840 PRO 512GB and GIGABYTE UD PRO 512GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (512 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (2.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+21%), NAND Flash Type and MTBF.

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Samsung 840 PRO 512GB	GIGABYTE UD PRO 512GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $299.99 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $233.00 - Buy now
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 92	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -
Brand Samsung	Brand GIGABYTE
Model MZ-7PD512BW	Model GP-GSTFS30512GTTD
Release Date 📅 October 2012	Release Date 📅 May 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (235 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (9 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 232nd / 1746 (0%)	Performance (Charts) 317th / 1746 (-21%)
Effective Value 300th / 336	Effective Value 309th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.59	Price/GB $0.46
GB/$1 1.71	GB/$1 2.2
Pros Great performance Samsung MDX controller 5-years warranty	Pros -
Series 840 Pro Series	Series UD Pro
Capacity 512 GB	Capacity 512 GB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
NVME No	NVME No
Form Factor 2.5"	Form Factor 2.5"
SSD Controller Samsung MDX	SSD Controller -
NAND Flash Type MLC	NAND Flash Type Toshiba BiCS3 3D TLC
Cache -	Cache 512MB
Max Sequential Read -	Max Sequential Read Up to 530 MB/s
Max Sequential Write -	Max Sequential Write Up to 500 MB/s
MTBF 1,500,000 hours	MTBF 1.8M hours