Samsung

650 120GB

650 120GB
BENCHMARKS (2,684)
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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average Score -42%Read -2%, Write -16%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite -169%Peak Score -36%Read -1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -120%Value & Sentiment -404%User Rating -14%, Market Share -794%Nice To Haves -159%DQ Read -96%, DQ Write -318%, DQ Mixed -198%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -291%, ADQ Mixed -172%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -95%

Average Bench: 68.1% (697^th of 1072)

Based on 2,684 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 650 120GB

Poor: 40%Average: 68.1% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung 650 120GB averaged 31.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 95.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 650 120GB is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 650 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,684 samples)

Rank 69768.1%

Min	Avg	Max
346	Read 447	502
52.7	Write 350	422
89.8	Mixed 297	352
36.7	SusWrite 110	176
67.1% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.2	4K Read 29	35.8
16.7	4K Write 66.2	85
15.1	4K Mixed 34.1	43.5
123% 43.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
126	DQ Read 177	187
18.3	DQ Write 73.9	85.6
33.2	DQ Mixed 95.6	111
78.7% 115 MB/s

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ROU-User, 18 days ago.

66GB free

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 143 143 144 143 143 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 382

Mixed 333

SusWrite 173

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 80.5

4K Mixed 37.9

138% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 84.2

DQ Mixed 111

88% 125 MB/s

ITA-User, 7 days ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 36 33 32 34 34 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 343

Mixed 313

SusWrite 62.8

65% 291 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 78.9

4K Mixed 37.3

130% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 181

DQ Write 80.7

DQ Mixed 104

84% 122 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	958x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	785x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	532x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	401x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	368x

SSD
650 120GBSamsungBench 68%, 2,684 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	156x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	85x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $289

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 68.1% (697^th of 1072)

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