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Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2011.

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Controller: Samsung 3-core MDX. Flash Memory: Samsung 21nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

Effective Speed 
+121%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 44,493 user samples
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Best Bench: 48% 56GB free
Worst Bench: 29% 42GB free (System drive)
Poor: 29% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 947th / 1072
34,842 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% 62GB free
Worst Bench: 62% 119GB free
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 336th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		40.4 % 89.5 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+121%
Average Score 
+121%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		220 MB/s 444 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+102%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		127 MB/s 336 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+165%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		16.7 MB/s 30.5 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+83%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		31.7 MB/s 81.6 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+157%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		134 MB/s 268 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+100%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		18.9 MB/s 35.9 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+90%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		113 MB/s 286 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+153%
Peak Score 
+145%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		257 MB/s 497 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+93%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		135 MB/s 445 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+230%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		21 MB/s 36.3 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+73%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		41.6 MB/s 113 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+172%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		144 MB/s 331 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+130%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23 MB/s 44.1 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+92%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		135 MB/s 440 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+226%
Value & Sentiment 
+6%
Market Share
Based on 75,633,423 SSDs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		3.29 % 5.17 % Much better value.
+57%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$89 Much cheaper.
+41% 		$150
Nice To Haves 
+162%
Age
Newest 		157 Months 138 Months More recent.
+12%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		139 MB/s 376 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+171%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		91.3 MB/s 330 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+261%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		429 Pts 1,196 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+179%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		70.1 MB/s 155 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+121%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		119 MB/s 332 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+179%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		68.8 MB/s 245 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+256%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		57.2 MB/s 126 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+120%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 128GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 40.4%
Average Bench 89.5%
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The Intel 320 SSD uses a proprietary Intel controller which predates Intel's adoption of Sandforce controllers for their consumer SSDs. The 320 is nearly three years old and consequently has a particularly poor performance profile. With peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 260/135 and 208/107 MB/s the 120GB Intel 320 is about half as fast as the current group leaders. Peak small file 4K read/write speeds clock in at 19/37 MB/s, again around half as fast as the current group leaders. Overall the 120GB Intel 320 has an effective speed of 214 MB/s. Although these speeds are only around half as fast as current SSDs, they are still twice as fast sequentially and 15x faster than the fastest mechanical drives. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The 128GB 840 Pro is a rock solid performer. On release, nearly a year and a half ago, the Pro smashed several speed records. Today, with sequential read/write speeds of 519/438 MBps, the Pro is still one of the fastest SSDs available. One of the Pro's top competitors is Samsungs own, newer 840 Evo. Looking at a raw synthetic speed comparison of the 128GB Pro and Evo is a little misleading. On the face of it the Pro only has a marginal lead over the Evo. This due to the fact that the Evo can only maintain its burst write speed for transfers of up to 3GB, the size of its SLC cache. The Pro on the other hand can sustain higher throughputs indefinitely. The Pro also utilizes MLC which is rated for far more erase cycles than the TLC used in the Evo. Server IO is often continuous and would quickly exhaust the 3GB cache on the Evo but for typical consumer use the Evo will remain within the SLC cache most of the time. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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