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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: 97.9% (214th of 1016)

Based on 46,427 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: 61%Average: 97.9% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 2.0% 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 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 54.6%. 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 164MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 361MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46,427 samples)
Rank 21497.9%
Min Avg Max
356 Read 466 507
348 Write 440 490
285 Mixed 361 416
119 SusWrite 164 186
80.2% 358 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26 4K Read 39.8 48.1
45.3 4K Write 94.6 129
31.9 4K Mixed 51.8 63.4
177% 62.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
149 DQ Read 339 386
115 DQ Write 303 361
87.7 DQ Mixed 308 363
235% 317 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 492
Mixed 376
SusWrite 185
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 62.8
218% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 151 152 151 151 151 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 453
Mixed 366
SusWrite 182
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 54.3
185% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 201
151% 202 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 21,625,834 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $74 @ launch in Dec '14
AmazonUS $7819 days
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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 24,025 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 285,587 samples10,921x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $189Bench 74%, 134,194 samples6,901x
Core i7-4790Intel  $326Bench 70%, 124,945 samples1,284x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples5,278x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples2,506x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples2,106x
SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung  $78Bench 98%, 46,427 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 60,122 samples1,425x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 28,835 samples1,011x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 47,149 samples691x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $854

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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...

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

GBR-User
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3,876

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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2,802

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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2,123

Excellent

8 months ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User
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1,578

Good

2 years ago.

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

CYP-User
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978

Good

3 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd
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Excellent

22 months ago.

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

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Intel Core i5-9600K $218Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $155Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370Nvidia RTX 2060 $340Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204
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