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| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Model | 850 EVO |
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Usage Class | Client |
| Host Interface | SATA |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5 |
|---|
| NAND Flash | TLC V-NAND |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 0.16 |
| Total Bytes Written | 150 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 540 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 98000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 90000 |
| Average Latency | 50 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 1.5 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | No |
| MPN | MZ7TE500HCHP |
|---|
The Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (MZ7LN500HMJP) stands out in the SATA class by combining near-interface-limit performance—up to 540/520 MB/s and 98K/90K IOPS—with TLC V-NAND, delivering a stronger balance of speed, consistency, and endurance for client and mixed read/write workloads. Compared with the previous-generation MZ7TE500HCHP, it notably moves to V-NAND and more than doubles rated endurance to 150 TBW, making it a better long-life choice for heavier desktop, workstation, and boot-drive deployments.
With an endurance rating of 150 TBW (0.16 DWPD), the MZ7LN500HMJP is well suited for read-intensive and typical client or boot-drive workloads, equivalent to writing about 82 GB per day over five years. In practical terms, for OS, office applications, and general business data access, this level of endurance can comfortably support many years of normal use, making it a dependable choice as a system drive. For reliability, the specified UBER of 1.0E-15 indicates a very low unrecoverable bit error rate, helping ensure strong data integrity during normal operation, while the 1.5 million-hour MTBF further reflects solid long-term hardware reliability. This model does not include power-loss protection (PLP), so while it is a good fit for standard business and client environments, systems with frequent sudden power interruption risk or write-critical caching requirements should use external power backup or select a PLP-equipped SSD.
1. The SATA interface enables broad server and storage-array compatibility, making this drive an easy drop-in upgrade for legacy enterprise platforms without changing the backplane or controller stack.
2. Its sequential read performance is enough to fully exploit the practical ceiling of SATA, accelerating OS boot, VM image loading, and large-file retrieval in read-heavy environments.
3. Its strong random read capability supports high-concurrency small-block access, helping databases, VDI pools, and metadata-intensive workloads stay responsive under mixed user demand.
4. The combination of modest write endurance and TLC V-NAND makes this SSD best suited to read-centric enterprise roles such as boot drives, reference data, and content repositories where cost efficiency matters more than sustained heavy writes.
5. The low typical latency improves application responsiveness and consistency, reducing wait time for transactional reads and helping maintain smoother QoS in multi-tenant systems.
Lower capacity reference: 250GB Higher capacity reference: 1TB Capacity positioning analysis: In this series, the 500GB model sits at the practical sweet spot. Compared with the 250GB version, it offers much better headroom for OS growth, patching, logs, swap, and application data, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1TB version, it preserves nearly the same enterprise SATA performance profile while delivering a more attractive cost-per-node and easier budget scaling. This makes 500GB especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and utility volumes for about 40 to 60 infrastructure or application VMs.
Q: Is MZ7LN500HMJP suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: No. With TLC V-NAND, 0.16 DWPD, and 150 TBW, MZ7LN500HMJP is better suited for read-intensive or mixed workloads, not sustained write-heavy database server environments.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: Its endurance rating is 0.16 DWPD, meaning about 0.16 full drive writes per day. For a 500GB SSD, that equals roughly 80GB of writes daily on average.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: No, it does not include PLP. This matters because PLP helps protect in-flight data and metadata during sudden power failure, which is especially important for enterprise transaction consistency.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 1 or RAID 10 is typically recommended, depending on capacity and performance needs. These levels improve redundancy and read performance, while helping reduce risk from individual drive failure.