Samsung MZ-7TD120BW

840 120GB

▲ 840 120GB
BENCHMARKS (41,011)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(3)
$109

Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -78%Read 4%, Write -178%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -123%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite -114%Peak Score -88%Read 3%, Write -195%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -144%, 4K Mixed -117%, SusWrite -125%Value & Sentiment -22%User Rating -6%, Market Share -27%, Price -5%, Value -51%Nice To Haves -116%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -139%, DQ Mixed -337%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -128%, ADQ Mixed -289%, Age -16%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 60.6% (761^st of 1040)

Based on 41,011 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 840 Series, Samsung SSD 840 Seri

Poor: 45%Average: 60.6% Great: 74%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung 840 120GB averaged 39.4% 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 25.4MB/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 28.9%. 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 98.2MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 41,011 samples)

Rank 76160.6%

Min	Avg	Max
313	Read 422	488
43	Write 112	136
65.6	Mixed 116	135
35.8	SusWrite 98.2	132
40.8% 187 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.8	4K Read 25.4	29.9
34.8	4K Write 69.4	102
14.3	4K Mixed 18.4	21.6
98.9% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.9	DQ Read 283	336
44.2	DQ Write 103	129
20.8	DQ Mixed 46.3	51.1
72.8% 144 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 16 mins ago.

111GB free

Firmware: DXT0AB0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 129 129 128 129 MB/s

66.3% Good

Write 128

Mixed 133

SusWrite 129

44% 203 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 19.2

107% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 49.9

84% 168 MB/s

CAN-User, 18 mins ago.

44GB free

Firmware: DXT06B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 130 130 130 129 129 MB/s

51.7% Above average

Write 119

Mixed 109

SusWrite 128

38% 175 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 17.8

92% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 28.9

DQ Write 97

DQ Mixed 19.8

28% 48.6 MB/s

NLD-User, 19 mins ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXT07B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 130 130 128 129 MB/s

50.5% Above average

Write 130

Mixed 124

SusWrite 125

39% 177 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 38.7

4K Mixed 16.6

74% 25.5 MB/s

DQ Read 212

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 45.6

67% 128 MB/s

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $115Bench 76%, 156,358 samples	2,013x
Core i7-3770KIntel $138Bench 77%, 121,658 samples	1,158x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 210,654 samples	1,145x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples	486x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples	476x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	352x

SSD
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 41,011 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 60,829 samples	241x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 52,047 samples	214x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 24,323 samples	208x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $564

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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 i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7TD120BW

840 120GB

Average Bench: 60.6% (761^st of 1040)

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840 120GB

Average Bench: 60.6% (761st of 1040)

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