Samsung MZ-7TD120BW

840 120GB

▲ 840 120GB
BENCHMARKS (28,709)
MKT (0.2%)
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$109

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

120GB 250GB

Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average User Bench -80%Read 4%, Write -182%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -126%, 4K Mixed -100%, SusWrite -113%Peak Lab Bench -82%Read 3%, Write -172%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -139%, 4K Mixed -112%, SusWrite -122%Value & Sentiment -18%User Rating -21%, Market Share -22%, Price 9%, Value -40%Nice To Haves -112%DQ Read 7%, DQ Write -127%, DQ Mixed -323%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -125%, ADQ Mixed -292%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 60.3% (730^th of 1011)

Based on 28,709 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 Series, Samsung SSD 840 Seri

Poor: 45%Average: 60.3% Great: 74%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Samsung 840 120GB averaged 39.7% 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 Random Read Speed 25.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 120GB is 28.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 840 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 98.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 28,709 samples)

Rank 73060.3%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 419	487
47.6	Write 112	136
71.5	Mixed 115	133
39.8	SusWrite 98.8	132
40.6% 186 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 25.5	30.2
36.1	4K Write 69.4	104
14.8	4K Mixed 18.4	21.5
98.9% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.3	DQ Read 275	335
49.5	DQ Write 105	129
20.2	DQ Mixed 45.1	50.9
71.6% 142 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXT06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 126 127 128 120 122 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 121

SusWrite 123

46% 213 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 21

117% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 120

DQ Mixed 51.4

82% 162 MB/s

CAN-User, 42 mins ago.

18GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXT06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 109 90 106 109 102 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 55.3

Mixed 75.7

SusWrite 101

34% 157 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 51.6

4K Mixed 19.8

94% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 52.2

DQ Mixed 45.3

56% 105 MB/s

NLD-User, 45 mins ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXT07B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 88 83 83 79 80 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 126

Mixed 115

SusWrite 85.8

35% 161 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 73.9

4K Mixed 18.4

98% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 45.2

65% 124 MB/s

HUN-User, 30 mins ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXT08B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 31 31 32 30 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 57.5

Mixed 71.5

SusWrite 31.9

25% 118 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 17.2

81% 27.7 MB/s

DQ Read 321

DQ Write 53.5

DQ Mixed 31.3

63% 135 MB/s

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $167

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $179Bench 61%, 117,715 samples	7,169x
Core i7-3770KIntel $138Bench 64%, 75,856 samples	2,961x
Core i7-3770Intel $230Bench 61%, 141,125 samples	1,317x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 50%, 504,038 samples	1,607x
GTX 1070Nvidia $359Bench 78%, 613,412 samples	1,300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 56%, 706,813 samples	1,175x

SSD
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 60%, 28,709 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 46,996 samples	661x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 18,824 samples	364x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 21,981 samples	322x

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Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $854

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Controller: Samsung 3-core MDX. Flash Memory: Samsung 21nm Toggle Mode TLC

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3 years ago.

Just one problem, time of release makes it slower (tech-wise talking, of course). Tweaks for software and system OS caches mitigates the problem (durability and performance on SATA-II without AHCI). Would the solution be a newer and latest SSD? I don't think so because my main problem is my old G41 motherboard and processor, but it's still 3 or 4 times better than a SATA-III 6gbps HDD for OS and software in my honest opinion. Al least my build will last from 4 to 6 years to me for basic tasks until I get the buck for a 'Battleship PC'.

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Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $57
Intel Core i5-9600K $240	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
Intel Core i7-9700K $350	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $199

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $78	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $83	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14

Samsung MZ-7TD120BW

840 120GB

Average Bench: 60.3% (730^th of 1011)

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $167

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840 120GB

Average Bench: 60.3% (730th of 1011)

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