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Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

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Controller: Samsung Dual Core MGX. Memory: Samsung 40nm TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 96% (281st of 1080)

Based on 69,224 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: 96% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 4.0% 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 302MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 50.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 50.4%. 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 168MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 69,224 samples)
Rank 28196%
Min Avg Max
335 Read 459 508
269 Write 431 489
261 Mixed 358 416
116 SusWrite 168 190
79.3% 354 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 38.9 47.3
43.5 4K Write 91.2 127
31.2 4K Mixed 50.2 62.6
171% 60.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
128 DQ Read 338 386
75.7 DQ Write 294 361
90.3 DQ Mixed 302 364
230% 311 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 154 155 154 154 154 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 485
Mixed 399
SusWrite 189
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 63
220% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 337
255% 343 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 141 140 139 134 135 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 450
Mixed 371
SusWrite 168
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 51.1
183% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 340
257% 345 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 146 150 149 150 150 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 450
Mixed 358
SusWrite 178
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 49.9
165% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 320
244% 330 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $74 @ launch in Dec '14
AmazonUS $809 months
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,523x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,720x
Core i7-4790Intel  $86Bench 71%, 255,027 samples477x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,308x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples579x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples416x
SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung  $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples386x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples259x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples211x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $628

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 Comments

SSDrivePro
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Official site www.samsung.com/...

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

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

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
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9,984

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

GBR-User
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5,860

Good

4 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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4,886

Excellent

3 years ago.

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

ARG-User
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3,278

Excellent

4 years ago.

Excellent performance!! Samsung has no rival in SSD!!

GRC-User
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3,177

Excellent

5 years ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User
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2,384

Good

7 years ago.

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

CYP-User
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1,366

Good

7 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd
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10

Excellent

6 years ago.

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

pphu15
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4

Excellent

3 years ago.

Samsung - no rivalers - in SSDs. But in SATA SSDs - Samsung versus HDD-ish WDs, then high prices make Samsung a near-loser, Koreans still wins. If you have an crappy laptop, I recommends this.

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