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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: 94.9% (266th of 1058)

Based on 67,510 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: 66%Average: 94.9% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Evo 120GB averaged just 5.1% 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 48.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 47.9%. 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 356MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67,510 samples)
Rank 26694.9%
Min Avg Max
359 Read 458 505
237 Write 427 489
240 Mixed 356 411
111 SusWrite 165 188
78.7% 351 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 4K Read 38.1 47
43.2 4K Write 89.5 128
28.9 4K Mixed 48.8 61.7
168% 58.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 348 387
108 DQ Write 301 361
117 DQ Mixed 308 361
235% 319 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 149 150 149 150 150 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 483
Mixed 352
SusWrite 185
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 56.7
184% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 352
Write 342
Mixed 308
SusWrite 173
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 37.2
122% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 217
166% 225 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 56,071,775 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $74 @ launch in Dec '14
AmazonUS $1111 min
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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 15,825 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 83%, 427,837 samples7,452x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $100Bench 78%, 251,169 samples4,245x
Core i7-4790Intel  $215Bench 77%, 260,758 samples1,021x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $125Bench 50%, 823,201 samples3,080x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $138Bench 81%, 1,386,632 samples1,365x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples913x
SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung  $111Bench 95%, 67,510 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 114,582 samples905x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 41,501 samples624x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 83,562 samples454x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $584

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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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USA-User
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8,766

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

GBR-User
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5,246

Good

22 months ago.

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

TUR-User
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5,008

Good

15 months ago.

The Samsung evo series is very fast. The reason why I break 1 star is that it is 120 gb, my phone is 120gb, but I recommend the 240 gb version.

IND-User
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4,140

Excellent

21 months ago.

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

ARG-User
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2,980

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

GRC-User
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2,837

Excellent

3 years ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User
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2,078

Good

5 years ago.

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

CYP-User
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1,230

Good

5 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd
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10

Excellent

4 years ago.

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

pphu15
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4

Excellent

12 months 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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