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850 Pro 128GB

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 97.6% (253rd of 1058)

Based on 17,580 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: 66%Average: 97.6% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 128GB averaged just 2.3% 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 276MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB is 53.2%. 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 331MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,580 samples)
Rank 25397.6%
Min Avg Max
364 Read 472 517
192 Write 397 483
215 Mixed 299 358
130 SusWrite 331 456
84% 375 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 32 38
41.1 4K Write 87.3 122
25.3 4K Mixed 39.3 47.8
145% 52.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 341 389
120 DQ Write 288 360
136 DQ Mixed 276 332
217% 302 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 426 424 400 381 365 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 438
Mixed 331
SusWrite 379
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 46.3
161% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 332
258% 353 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 151 146 140 140 141 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 309
Mixed 279
SusWrite 149
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 44.2
160% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 260
202% 278 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 55,018,803 SSDs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $90 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 128GB Builds (Compare 113,714 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples27,358x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $370Bench 81%, 525,784 samples17,037x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples14,795x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples8,382x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples7,935x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples7,577x
SSD
850 Pro 128GBSamsung  $126Bench 98%, 17,580 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples9,120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples8,637x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples5,846x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,023

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Official site www.samsung.com/...

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

The world's first 3D vertical NAND flash memory...

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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 i5-12600K $278Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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