Average Bench: 89.5% (336th of 1071)

Based on 34,842 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, Samsung SSD 840, Samsung SSD 840 PRO Seri, Samsung SSD 840 PRO

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]

Very good average bench

The Samsung 840 Pro 128GB averaged just 10.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB is 48.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 286MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,842 samples)
Min Avg Max
346 Read 444 497
132 Write 336 445
175 Mixed 268 331
87.3 SusWrite 286 440
74.6% 333 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 30.5 36.3
39.3 4K Write 81.6 113
23.9 4K Mixed 35.9 44.1
136% 49.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
214 DQ Read 332 376
97.2 DQ Write 245 330
88.3 DQ Mixed 126 155
138% 234 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
115GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 361 359 358 356 360 MB/s
Read 486
Write 367
Mixed 299
SusWrite 360
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 43
174% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 134
156% 272 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 352 355 354 354 355 MB/s
Read 493
Write 362
Mixed 291
SusWrite 354
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 38.2
141% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 131
155% 271 MB/s
21GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 152 143 136 134 125 MB/s
Read 475
Write 340
Mixed 268
SusWrite 153
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.9
170% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 132
151% 261 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 98 98 84 100 MB/s
Read 298
Write 195
Mixed 188
SusWrite 94.9
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 28.8
97% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.9
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 42.1
37% 54.5 MB/s
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $731

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 Comments

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

Delivers high speeds for both compressible and incompressible data...

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Above average

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