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Compare Samsung 840 PRO 512GB vs 840 EVO 500GB

Samsung 840 PRO 512GB and Samsung 840 EVO 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s), Form Factor (2.5") and MTBF (1,500,000 hours). The main differences are in Performance (+6%), Capacity, SSD Controller and NAND Flash Type.

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Samsung 840 PRO 512GB

Samsung 840 EVO 500GB

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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

92

Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

91

Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-7PD512BW

Model

MZ-7TE500BW

Release Date

📅 October 2012

Release Date

📅 August 2013

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User reviews

★★★★★

(235 reviews)

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★★★★★

(150 reviews)

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Performance (Charts)

232nd / 1746

(-6%)

Performance (Charts)

214th / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

300th / 336

Effective Value

263rd / 336

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Price/GB

$0.59

Price/GB

$0.40

GB/$1

1.71

GB/$1

2.5

Pros

Great performance
Samsung MDX controller
5-years warranty

Pros

Great performance
Samsung MEX Controller
Very good pricing

Cons

-

Cons

Questionable reliability compared to MLC NAND

Series

840 Pro Series

Series

840 EVO

Capacity

512 GB

Capacity

500 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

Samsung MEX

NAND Flash Type

MLC

NAND Flash Type

TLC

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

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Samsung 840 PRO 256GB

256 GB
$179.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 840 PRO 512GB:

Better Pangoly Score. (How do we rate?)
More Capacity (+12 GB available)

Reasons to buy the Samsung 840 EVO 500GB:

33% cheaper, you can save $100.00
Slightly better performance, around +6%
Moderately better effective value.
Newer Product, it was released around 10 months later

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