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 +20% Effective Speed 20%Average User Bench +22% Read 15%, Write 40%, 4K Read 34%, 4K Write 13%, Mixed 37%, 4K Mixed 42%, SusWrite -28%Peak Lab Bench +13% Read 6%, Write 33%, 4K Read 32%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 28%, 4K Mixed 38%, SusWrite -53%Value & Sentiment +8% User Rating 19%, Market Share 1%, Price 3%, Value 10%Nice To Haves +39% DQ Read 23%, DQ Write 24%, DQ Mixed 69%, ADQ Read 33%, ADQ Write 34%, ADQ Mixed 82%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total 22%

Market Leaders

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (200^th of 1003)

Based on 37,120 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: 69%Average: 98.7% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 1.2% 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 318MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 52MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 46.2%. 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 161MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 357MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 37,120 samples)

Rank 20098.7%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 468	506
327	Write 441	492
275	Mixed 357	411
102	SusWrite 161	187
79.9% 357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.8	4K Read 39.8	47.8
52.6	4K Write 97.8	130
32.4	4K Mixed 52	63.1
179% 63.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
199	DQ Read 348	386
105	DQ Write 316	362
127	DQ Mixed 318	364
243% 327 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 10 mins ago.

98GB free

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 154 153 153 153 153 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 404

SusWrite 188

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 42.2

4K Write 99

4K Mixed 54.3

186% 65.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 309

241% 331 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 hr ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 164 134 121 104 97 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 363

SusWrite 143

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 42.3

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 55.5

192% 68.1 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 347

263% 353 MB/s

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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 19,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 63%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $365Bench 86%, 227,365 samples	8,793x
Core i5-4690KIntel $255Bench 80%, 119,426 samples	5,549x
Core i7-4790Intel $349Bench 75%, 112,550 samples	1,027x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 63%, 447,964 samples	4,334x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 631,382 samples	2,048x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	1,828x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $111Bench 99%, 37,120 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 49,522 samples	1,124x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 62%, 21,739 samples	850x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 40,652 samples	533x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,035

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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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4 months ago.

GBR-User

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3,450

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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2,480

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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1,935

Excellent

2 months ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User

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1,454

Good

2 years ago.

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

CYP-User

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922

Good

2 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd

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10

Excellent

16 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 $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $120	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $222	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $607	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (200^th of 1003)

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Excellent average bench

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Average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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

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850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (200th of 1003)

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

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