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9/24/12 at 2:03am
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New Samsung 840 PRO & 840 SSD Series:
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Samsung Electronics announced its new lineup of high-performance SSDs designed for use in personal computers. The new series supporting SATA 6.0 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) interface comes in two tracks; one for general computing purposes and another, an advanced lineup dubbed ‘PRO’ for serious users.

The new 840 series will be available globally from mid October through retail channels.

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=19111

Samsung 840

840 PRO Specifications
• Capacity: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
• MLC NAND as in 830-series
• Sequential Read: 540MB/s
• Sequential Write: 520MB/s
• Random Read (QD32, 4KB): 100,000 IOPS
• Random Write (QD32, 4KB): 90,000 IOPS
• Random Read (QD1, 4KB): 9,900 IOPS
• Random Write (QD1, 4KB): 31,000 IOPS
• Active Power Use: 0.068W (down from 0.24W for 830 Series)
• Idle Power Use: 0.042W (down from 0.14W for 830 Series)
Prices: $150, $270, $600 // 150€, 270€, 580€ in Europe
Warranty: 5 yrs

840 Specifications
• Capacity: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB
• TLC NAND (see Note below!)
• Sequential Read: 540MB/s
• Sequential Write: 330MB/s
• Random Read (QD32, 4KB): 98,000 IOPS
• Random Write (QD32, 4KB): 70,000 IOPS
• Random Read (QD1, 4KB): 7,900 IOPS
• Random Write (QD1, 4KB): 29,000 IOPS
Prices: $110, $200, $450 // 105€, 200€, 450€ in Europe
Warranty: 3 yrs
NOTE: 840 non-Pro is a TLC NAND based SSD, which means it's life span is supposed to be a few times less then 830 or 840 PRO series frown.gif
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6329/samsung-releases-tlc-nand-based-840-ssd

840 PRO Reviews:
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/samsung-840-pro-512gb-ssd-review-killer-performance-and-untouchable-iops/
http://www.techspot.com/review/578-samsung-840-pro-ssd/
http://www.storagereview.com/samsung_ssd_840_pro_review
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/840-pro-ssd-toggle-mode-2,review-32529.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/samsung-ssd-840-pro-256gb-review
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3180/samsung-ssd-840-pro-256gb-review-the-fastest-ssd-currently-around
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Samsung-840-Pro-512GB-SSD-Full-Review-Samsung-Ups-Ante
http://www.custompcreview.com/reviews/samsung-840-pro-series-256gb-ssd-review/15768/
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/hardware/best_ssd (840 Pro vs. Corsair Neutron GTX)
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/45653-samsung-ssd-840-pro-series-512gb/

840 Reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6338/samsung-ssd-840-preliminary-benchmarks
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/samsung-840-series-240gb-ssd-review-the-worlds-first-tlc-ssd-takes-the-stage/
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3200/samsung-ssd-840-250gb-review-affordable-and-fast
http://www.custompcreview.com/reviews/samsung-840-250gb-ssd-review/15955/
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Samsung-840-Series-250GB-SSD-Full-Review-Time-some-TLC
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6337/samsung-ssd-840-250gb-review
... (I'll add more if there's anything else)

840 Pro vs. 840 vs. 830:

840 Pro vs. 840 vs. 830 in performance 840 series vs. 830 in features 840 Pro vs. 840 in features

More slides from Samsung SSD Global Summit 2012 here:
http://www.pcworld.fr/images/galerie,samsung-ssd-global-summit-2012,371,1250111.htm
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9/24/12 at 2:11am
I am really pleased by this news. I was planning on getting an 830 at the end of October, as a self-birthday present, but now I will most likely go for the 840 biggrin.gif
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post #3 of 225
9/24/12 at 2:12am
Hopefully they keep the power drain as low as the 830
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9/24/12 at 2:25am
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Hopefully they keep the power drain as low as the 830

You have a 3960X and 6990 and you're worried about power draw? o.O
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9/24/12 at 2:31am
Hmm... wonder how this'll do against the OCZ Vector...
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9/24/12 at 2:34am
im more interested to see how they compare to Neutron GTX. 830 is a great series so will be intriguing to see how well 840 does
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9/24/12 at 2:43am
Of course. This always happens to me. Something new comes out RIGHT when I buy something. I just bought the Samsung 830 2 weeks ago.
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9/24/12 at 2:46am
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You have a 3960X and 6990 and you're worried about power draw? o.O

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Just picked up a Plextor M5 myself... waiting to see what it is like.
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post #9 of 225
9/24/12 at 3:02am
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You have a 3960X and 6990 and you're worried about power draw? o.O

Well yeah the 840 would be for an A10 laptop this spring.

By the way my rig with everything in it has topped out at about 585 watts full throttle on all 6 CPU cores and both GPU cores. So for what it is I'm pretty happy with its efficiency compared to some of the numbers I have seen from other setups running bulldozer.
Edited by drufause - 9/24/12 at 3:09am
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9/24/12 at 3:17am
This is the best info you could get right now.

http://www.pcworld.fr/images/galerie,samsung-ssd-global-summit-2012,371,1250111.htm

Seems like the 840 is gonna be 120/250//500 GB
And 840 PRO is gonna be 128/256/512 GB
The prices are also higher than what the older 830 is priced now...
Edited by avril4ever - 9/24/12 at 3:27am
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