Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

▲ 850 Pro 128GB
BENCHMARKS (12,627)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $113

Effective Speed +22% Effective Speed 22%Average Score +22% Read 18%, Write 28%, 4K Read 10%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 63%Peak Score +19% Read 10%, Write 30%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 62%Value & Sentiment -65%User Rating -4%, Market Share -256%, Price -9%, Value 9%Nice To Haves +30% DQ Read 25%, DQ Write 22%, DQ Mixed 53%, ADQ Read 30%, ADQ Write 24%, ADQ Mixed 53%, Age 10%, AS-SSD Total 20%

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (214^th of 1021)

Based on 12,627 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 128G, Samsung SSD 850 PRO 128GB, Samsung SSD 850 PRO, Samsun SSD 850 PRO 128G, Samsung SSD 850

Poor: 68%Average: 98.7% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 128GB averaged just 1.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 275MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB is 49.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 299MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 338MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,627 samples)

Rank 21498.7%

Min	Avg	Max
360	Read 473	515
212	Write 399	480
223	Mixed 299	353
131	SusWrite 338	470
84.6% 377 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	4K Read 31.9	38.1
45.9	4K Write 88.7	122
27	4K Mixed 39.8	47.8
146% 53.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 345	389
114	DQ Write 292	358
100	DQ Mixed 275	332
218% 304 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

KOR-User, 51 mins ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM04B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 407 409 424 414 406 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 339

SusWrite 406

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 43.5

157% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 342

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 296

226% 308 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 404 405 419 423 425 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 256

SusWrite 404

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 87.1

4K Mixed 41.3

150% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 295

240% 339 MB/s

FRA-User, 30 mins ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 451 362 247 170 162 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 486

Mixed 357

SusWrite 308

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 42.3

152% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 391

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 330

261% 362 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

95GB free

Firmware: EXM04B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 382 384 382 382 384 MB/s

75.7% Very good

Write 378

Mixed 271

SusWrite 382

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 12

4K Write 83.4

4K Mixed 19.9

88% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 197

149% 200 MB/s

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Typical 850 Pro 128GB Builds (Compare 27,562 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 323,143 samples	12,504x
Core i5-4690KIntel $189Bench 81%, 185,059 samples	7,941x
Core i7-4790Intel $320Bench 77%, 155,661 samples	1,525x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples	6,030x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples	2,836x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples	2,324x

SSD
850 Pro 128GBSamsung $113Bench 99%, 12,627 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 57%, 73,158 samples	1,627x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 29,296 samples	1,150x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 53,445 samples	781x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $856

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND

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Price-to-performace was very good. I'm using it to replace my aging SSD.

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Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $56

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (214^th of 1021)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (214th of 1021)

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Average consistency

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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