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Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

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

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Average Bench: 99.2% (205th of 1011)

Based on 8,213 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: 69%Average: 99.2% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 128GB averaged just 0.7% 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 260MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB is 48.8%. 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 295MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 331MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,213 samples)
Rank 20599.2%
Min Avg Max
362 Read 470 517
201 Write 394 482
212 Mixed 295 355
125 SusWrite 331 463
83.5% 373 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 4K Read 32.8 38.3
53.8 4K Write 93.4 126
31.1 4K Mixed 41.2 48.2
152% 55.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.3 DQ Read 323 388
120 DQ Write 287 356
45.1 DQ Mixed 260 331
207% 290 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 417 431 447 436 446 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 445
Mixed 298
SusWrite 433
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 46.3
172% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 296
242% 343 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 456 459 451 437 432 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 481
Mixed 359
SusWrite 448
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 44.5
165% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 331
258% 354 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 439 442 442 442 442 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 441
Mixed 294
SusWrite 440
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 44.9
162% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 198
149% 200 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 16,944,087 SSDs tested.

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Approx. $90 @ launch in Jul '14
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Typical 850 Pro 128GB Builds (Compare 20,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 50%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 51%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) - $160

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 74%, 224,082 samples9,195x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $189Bench 65%, 116,742 samples5,821x
Core i7-4790Intel  $320Bench 66%, 109,916 samples1,070x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 450,510 samples4,518x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 78%, 627,271 samples2,151x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $500Bench 101%, 513,425 samples1,887x
SSD
850 Pro 128GBSamsung  $183Bench 99%, 8,213 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 47,608 samples1,181x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 22,865 samples887x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 36,841 samples566x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $1,090

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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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Good

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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 $143Nvidia GTX 1660 $220Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9600K $219Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $102
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $196AMD RX 580 $173Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97
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