Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

▲ 850 Evo 120GB
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Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q4 2014.

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Effective Speed +21% Effective Speed 21%Average User Bench +22% Read 16%, Write 38%, 4K Read 35%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 38%, 4K Mixed 42%, SusWrite -28%Peak Lab Bench +14% Read 7%, Write 33%, 4K Read 32%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 31%, 4K Mixed 39%, SusWrite -55%Value & Sentiment -3%User Rating 20%, Market Share -5%, Price -22%, Value -6%Nice To Haves +37% DQ Read 24%, DQ Write 23%, DQ Mixed 68%, ADQ Read 33%, ADQ Write 31%, ADQ Mixed 77%, Age 21%, AS-SSD Total 22%

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 99.5% (206^th of 1011)

Based on 37,487 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120GB, Samsung SSD 850 EVO, Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120G, Samsung SSD 850, Samsun SSD 850 EVO 120G

Poor: 73%Average: 99.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 0.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 52.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 41.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 165MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 37,487 samples)

Rank 20699.5%

Min	Avg	Max
382	Read 468	507
285	Write 437	491
262	Mixed 358	412
122	SusWrite 165	186
79.9% 357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.2	4K Read 39.9	47.8
51.9	4K Write 98.9	130
32.9	4K Mixed 52.6	63.3
180% 63.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
199	DQ Read 346	386
143	DQ Write 313	361
105	DQ Mixed 314	362
240% 324 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 37 mins ago.

112GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 147 149 148 148 148 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 402

SusWrite 179

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 45.6

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 61.9

219% 80.3 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 353

267% 359 MB/s

USA-User, 58 mins ago.

112GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 147 148 149 148 148 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 369

SusWrite 178

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 60.2

206% 74.7 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 350

266% 357 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 220 153 153 153 153 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 389

SusWrite 170

84% 378 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 55.9

196% 70.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 348

264% 354 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,132,584 SSDs tested.

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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 22,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 51%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) - $160

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 250,590 samples	10,010x
Core i5-4690KIntel $189Bench 73%, 148,385 samples	6,328x
Core i7-4790Intel $318Bench 69%, 124,796 samples	1,178x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 50%, 467,312 samples	4,890x
GTX 1070Nvidia $369Bench 78%, 706,612 samples	2,323x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 101%, 504,565 samples	1,991x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $150Bench 100%, 37,487 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 50,763 samples	1,314x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 23,391 samples	945x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 41,096 samples	623x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $1,057

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Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND

A higher caliber SSD with enhanced performance and endurance...

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8 months ago.

GBR-User

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3,712

Good

2 years ago.

Use this SSD for C# development with 8GB (2x4gb) 800Mhz RAM. It blows away many other desktops.

IND-User

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2,678

Good

2 years ago.

Good Configuration will give best performance and can be used for 5-6 old pc/lap

GRC-User

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2,061

Excellent

6 months ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User

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1,526

Good

2 years ago.

This SSD Is Very Very Good For The Price!!! Awessssssome!!!

CYP-User

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964

Good

3 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd

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10

Excellent

20 months ago.

Best bang for buck & cheap (120Gb) SSD. I love the Samsung Magician software.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $234	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $210	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $340	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14

Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 99.5% (206^th of 1011)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) - $160

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850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 99.5% (206th of 1011)

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