SamsungMZ-7TE120BW
KingstonSH103S3/120G

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC.

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1088 user samples
702 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 128% 75GB free
Worst Score: 34% 20GB free
Worst: 34% Best: 128%
SPEED RANK: 82nd / 519
386 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 112% 61GB free
Worst Score: 42% 39GB free
Worst: 42% Best: 112%
SPEED RANK: 232nd / 519
Read?
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
463 MB/s +1% 460 MB/s -1%
Write?
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
334 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+93%
173 MB/s -93%
4K Read?
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
34.9 MB/s Much faster random read.
+37%
25.4 MB/s -37%
4K Write?
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
56.3 MB/s -18% 66.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+18%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
294 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+32%
222 MB/s -32%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
18.2 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+21%
15.1 MB/s -21%
Read?
Peak Sequential Read Speed
500 MB/s -2% 511 MB/s +2%
Write?
Peak Sequential Write Speed
377 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+58%
239 MB/s -58%
4K Read?
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
44.7 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+31%
34.1 MB/s -31%
4K Write?
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
88.4 MB/s -30% 115 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+30%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
342 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+6%
322 MB/s -6%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
23.8 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+13%
21.1 MB/s -13%
Value?
Value For Money
62.7 % Better value.
+22%
51.5 % -22%
User Rating?
UBM User Rating
77 % More popular.
+20%
64 % -20%
Price?
Price (score)
€62 +5% €66 -5%
Effective Speed?
Effective SSD Speed
434 MB/s Faster effective speed.
+19%
366 MB/s -19%
Age
Newness
15 Months Much more recent.
+50%
30 Months -50%
DQ Read?
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
365 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+74%
210 MB/s -74%
DQ Write?
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
257 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+24%
207 MB/s -24%
AS-SSD Total?
AS-SSD Total Score
1,089 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+37%
792 Pts -37%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
67.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+11%
60.6 MB/s -11%
ADQ Read?
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
199 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+54%
129 MB/s -54%
ADQ Write?
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
155 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+8%
143 MB/s -8%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
43.8 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+14%
38.3 MB/s -14%
Capacity
Capacity
120GB 120GB

The 120GB Evo, like its 250GB sibling, features a second level Turbowrite cache (TWC). This 3GB block of high speed SLC memory allows the Evo to write data at 370 MB/s, nearly double its normal rate. When the TWC is full write speeds drop by around 50% but since consumers generally write less than 3GB in a typical write operation, the performance drop will rarely be noticed. On the other hand, in a server environment this sort of performance degradation would be unacceptable. Comparing the 120GB and 250GB Evos shows that they have similar performance profiles. The performance equivalence between the different capacities, coupled with the fact that their prices are almost linear, implies that both capacities represent roughly the same value for money. Within its TWC, the 120GB Evo is capable of chart topping burst IO rates and it sits squarely amongst the best performing 120GB drives. [Aug '14 SSDrivePro]

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The 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K is nearly two years old, several generations of SSD have passed since its original release. Better 120GB SSDs have more NAND modules than the old HyperX and are able to write faster than the peak 234 Mb/s achieved by the HyperX 3K. The HyperX 3K also has a Sandforce 2281 controller which is unable to write compressed data as well as its more recent competition. All that said the HyperX still has an effective speed of 367 MBps which is respectable and far faster than even the best mechanical drive. With peak 4K read/write speeds of 33/110 MB/s the HyperX 3K also has competent small file performance. To summarize as a current value proposition the HyperX 3K struggles, simply because the likes of Samsung and OCZ have innovated and moved forward in the two years since the HyperX 3K was released. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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Solid State Drive User Rankings Chart

October 2014 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our consumer SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by cost per GB to yield a value for money rating. Calculated values don't always tell the whole picture so we check them against thousands of individual user ratings. Vote to share your opinion. [SSDrivePro]

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