Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

▲ 850 Evo 120GB
BENCHMARKS (31,112)
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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 +16% Effective Speed 16%Average User Bench +18% Read 9%, Write 36%, 4K Read 30%, 4K Write 13%, Mixed 30%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite -30%Peak Lab Bench +12% Read 6%, Write 32%, 4K Read 29%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 27%, 4K Mixed 38%, SusWrite -57%Value & Sentiment +34% User Rating 19%, Market Share 81%, Price 16%, Value 20%Nice To Haves +36% DQ Read 22%, DQ Write 22%, DQ Mixed 63%, ADQ Read 26%, ADQ Write 30%, ADQ Mixed 75%, Age 27%, AS-SSD Total 20%

Market Leaders

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (178^th of 980)

Based on 31,112 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: 64%Average: 97.2% Great: 115%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 2.7% 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 308MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 50.9%. 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 162MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,112 samples)

Rank 17897.2%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 461	506
288	Write 429	490
243	Mixed 349	402
112	SusWrite 162	186
78.4% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.1	4K Read 39.2	48.1
49.9	4K Write 97.2	130
32.3	4K Mixed 51	63.4
176% 62.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57.4	DQ Read 337	385
96.7	DQ Write 307	359
49.2	DQ Mixed 308	360
235% 317 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 31 mins ago.

92GB free

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 150 150 150 150 150 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 494

Mixed 400

SusWrite 186

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 47

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 62

213% 75.7 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 364

276% 370 MB/s

KOR-User, 8 secs ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 105 104 103 103 101 MB/s

99.6% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 351

SusWrite 137

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 98.3

4K Mixed 56

187% 65.4 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 321

242% 323 MB/s

IRN-User, 1 min ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 146 150 150 150 150 MB/s

62.5% Good

Write 374

Mixed 273

SusWrite 176

62% 272 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 37.4

123% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 36.2

DQ Write 76

DQ Mixed 46.8

38% 53 MB/s

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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 15,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $365Bench 85%, 188,499 samples	6,900x
Core i5-4690KIntel $255Bench 81%, 104,121 samples	4,409x
Core i7-4790Intel $308Bench 75%, 89,461 samples	794x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 369,420 samples	3,542x
GTX 1070Nvidia $320Bench 97%, 468,301 samples	1,634x
GTX 1080Nvidia $498Bench 124%, 395,889 samples	1,497x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $92Bench 97%, 31,112 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 42,060 samples	878x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 18,260 samples	668x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 27,489 samples	419x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $991

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

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GBR-User

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Good

20 months ago.

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

IND-User

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2,232

Good

19 months ago.

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

ISR-User

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1,364

Good

23 months ago.

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

CYP-User

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870

Good

2 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd

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Excellent

10 months ago.

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $320	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $70
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $150	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $240	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $110
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $115	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $780	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $125	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $22

Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (178^th of 980)

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Below average consistency

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

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Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 97.2% (178th of 980)

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

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