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SamsungMZ-7TE120BW
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

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▲ 5413,088 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 131,939 user samples
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27,495 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% 1TB free
Worst Bench: 59% 25GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 477th / 1072
104,444 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 112GB free
Worst Bench: 63% 42GB free
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 312th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		80.6 % 91.4 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Average Score 
+16%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		375 MB/s 461 MB/s Faster read speed.
+23%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		243 MB/s 404 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+66%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		31.2 MB/s 38.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+25%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		82.3 MB/s 87 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+6%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		274 MB/s 317 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+16%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		40.2 MB/s 45.8 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+14%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		183 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+35% 		136 MB/s
Peak Score 
+19%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		442 MB/s 506 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+14%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		281 MB/s 489 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+74%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.8 MB/s 46.3 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+22%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		112 MB/s 118 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		312 MB/s 392 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+26%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		49.6 MB/s 55.6 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+12%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		221 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+23% 		179 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+133%
Value
Value For Money 		13.2 % Much better value.
+71% 		7.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 54 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$70 Cheaper.
+18% 		$85
Nice To Haves 
+10%
Age
Newest 		144 Months 129 Months More recent.
+10%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		298 MB/s 381 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+28%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		264 MB/s 362 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+37%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		985 Pts 1,268 Pts Stronger server IO.
+29%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		289 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+61% 		179 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		258 MB/s 339 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+31%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		209 MB/s 297 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+42%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		223 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+39% 		160 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.6%
Average Bench 91.4%
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The HyperX 3K is an updated version of the regular HyperX, the only difference between the two SSDs is the grade of NAND flash. The regular HyperX's NAND flash is rated at 5,000 erase cycles vs 3,000 on the 3K version so broadly speaking the number of erase cycles before drive failure on the newer drive is approximately 40% less than on the original HyperX. The distinction is largely irrelevant for consumer users because even after 10 years neither of the drives are likely to come even close to their maximum number of erase cycles. As expected both HyperX's have very similar performance profiles which can be seen in this direct comparison of the two drives. Although the HyperX SSDs were strong contenders on release they are showing their age now and can no longer compete amongst the newer drives from Samsung and Plextor which are both cheaper and faster. [Jan '14 SSDrivePro]

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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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