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Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 98.7% (260th of 1072)

Based on 18,195 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 128G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO 128GB, Samsung SSD 850 PRO, Samsun SSD 850 PRO 128G, Samsung SSD 850
Poor: 71%Average: 98.7% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 128GB averaged just 1.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 276MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 301MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 336MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,195 samples)
Rank 26098.7%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 472 516
204 Write 397 479
222 Mixed 301 356
133 SusWrite 336 473
84.4% 376 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.8 4K Read 32.3 37.8
47.1 4K Write 88.9 120
27.6 4K Mixed 40 47.4
147% 53.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
174 DQ Read 343 389
134 DQ Write 292 360
130 DQ Mixed 276 332
218% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
117GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 445 445 445 446 445 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 444
Mixed 306
SusWrite 445
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 47.2
177% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 298
245% 350 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 446 447 446 446 447 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 450
Mixed 304
SusWrite 447
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 42.9
154% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 295
244% 349 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 392 416 419 428 421 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 451
Mixed 297
SusWrite 407
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 44.3
159% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 296
241% 343 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $90 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 128GB Builds (Compare 6,772 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples457x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples406x
SSD
850 Pro 128GBSamsung  $70Bench 99%, 18,195 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $618

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Official site www.samsung.com/...

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND

The world's first 3D vertical NAND flash memory...

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Good

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Price-to-performace was very good. I'm using it to replace my aging SSD.

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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