Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

▲ 850 Evo 120GB
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Effective Speed +17% Effective Speed 17%Average Score +20% Read 15%, Write 38%, 4K Read 31%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 37%, 4K Mixed 36%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score +13% Read 8%, Write 32%, 4K Read 31%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 33%, 4K Mixed 37%, SusWrite -56%Value & Sentiment +23% User Rating 20%, Market Share -2%, Price 38%, Value 36%Nice To Haves +34% DQ Read 23%, DQ Write 22%, DQ Mixed 68%, ADQ Read 26%, ADQ Write 25%, ADQ Mixed 68%, Age 18%, AS-SSD Total 21%

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 96% (238^th of 1037)

Based on 52,257 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: 65%Average: 96% Great: 114%

Popular builds with this SSD

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 304MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Evo 120GB is 49%. 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 355MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 52,257 samples)

Rank 23896%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 465	506
287	Write 433	491
248	Mixed 355	409
119	SusWrite 165	188
79.4% 355 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.3	4K Read 38.5	47
46.8	4K Write 92.4	126
26.1	4K Mixed 49.8	61.6
171% 60.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
176	DQ Read 338	386
98.2	DQ Write 298	362
96.7	DQ Mixed 304	362
232% 314 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 188 151 150 150 150 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 368

SusWrite 170

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 57.8

190% 70.5 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 354

268% 360 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 hrs ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 156 151 149 148 149 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 376

SusWrite 175

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 51.5

177% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 353

268% 361 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 hrs ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 124 124 124 122 119 MB/s

97.3% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 342

SusWrite 157

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 40.7

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 50.8

175% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 344

261% 351 MB/s

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Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 31,610,979 SSDs tested.

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Typical 850 Evo 120GB Builds (Compare 6,554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 343,766 samples	2,970x
Core i5-4690KIntel $189Bench 79%, 176,679 samples	1,858x
Core i7-4790Intel $291Bench 78%, 161,690 samples	441x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $400Bench 51%, 633,465 samples	1,354x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 913,064 samples	613x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 707,243 samples	396x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $78Bench 96%, 52,257 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 80,243 samples	391x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 60%, 28,624 samples	267x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 59,628 samples	184x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $826

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Comments

SSDrivePro

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1,854

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

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

Added 5 years ago.

USA-User

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

18 months ago.

GBR-User

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4,424

Good

1 month ago.

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

IND-User

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3,272

Excellent

3 days ago.

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

ARG-User

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2,602

Excellent

6 months ago.

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

GRC-User

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2,365

Excellent

16 months ago.

2 years of total reliability and counting. Awesome drive.

ISR-User

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1,742

Good

3 years ago.

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

CYP-User

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1,048

Good

3 years ago.

very very fast and good price for 120 gb

lincoln_2nd

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10

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $289	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 96% (238^th of 1037)

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Strengths

Average consistency

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Samsung MZ-75E120B

850 Evo 120GB

Average Bench: 96% (238th of 1037)

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