Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

▲ 850 Pro 128GB
BENCHMARKS (6,918)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $190

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

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Effective Speed +18% Effective Speed 18%Average User Bench +18% Read 11%, Write 26%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 58%Peak Lab Bench +16% Read 7%, Write 27%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 59%Value & Sentiment -65%User Rating -1%, Market Share -151%, Price -74%, Value -32%Nice To Haves +29% DQ Read 22%, DQ Write 18%, DQ Mixed 50%, ADQ Read 27%, ADQ Write 25%, ADQ Mixed 59%, Age 16%, AS-SSD Total 17%

Market Leaders

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (163^rd of 964)

Based on 6,918 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: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 Pro 128GB averaged just 1.2% 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 267MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 Pro 128GB is 51%. 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 6,918 samples)

Rank 16398.7%

Min	Avg	Max
364	Read 470	518
217	Write 399	485
220	Mixed 299	359
127	SusWrite 338	474
84.4% 376 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.5	4K Read 31.9	38
47.8	4K Write 92.3	125
26.8	4K Mixed 39.7	47.8
148% 54.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.5	DQ Read 330	388
102	DQ Write 292	353
43.8	DQ Mixed 267	333
212% 296 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 3 hrs ago.

29GB free

Firmware: EXM03B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 464 474 436 399 300 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 314

SusWrite 424

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 33.8

157% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 127

111% 170 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

44GB free

Firmware: EXM02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 170 173 193 205 179 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 255

Mixed 271

SusWrite 185

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 46.4

182% 69 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 299

223% 300 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 hrs ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 431 441 440 443 439 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 218

Mixed 249

SusWrite 436

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 41.6

122% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 286

224% 311 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXM01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 146 133 115 124 125 MB/s

54.2% Above average

Write 215

Mixed 212

SusWrite 136

53% 241 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 29

4K Mixed 21.3

72% 23.3 MB/s

DQ Read 181

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 117

102% 151 MB/s

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Typical 850 Pro 128GB Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 14%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Acer Aspire Z3-615

CPU
Core i5-4570TIntel $200Bench 52%, 1,438 samples	77x
Core i3-4130TIntel $300Bench 44%, 1,814 samples	21x
Core i3-4150TIntelBench 46%, 371 samples	21x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 5%, 84,267 samples	70x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 21,093 samples	44x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 10%, 8,357 samples	43x

SSD
850 Pro 128GBSamsung $190Bench 99%, 6,918 samples	63x

RAM
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB Kingston HP16D3LS1KBG/4G 8GBHynixBench 52%, 46 samples	33x
HP16D3LS1KBG/4G Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBKingstonBench 51%, 44 samples	24x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 7,272 samples	15x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $405

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $359	Nvidia GTX 1070 $340	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $77
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $130	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $234	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
Intel Core i5-8600K $237	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (163^rd of 964)

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Samsung MZ-7KE128BW

850 Pro 128GB

Average Bench: 98.7% (163rd of 964)

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Strengths

Below average consistency

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System: Acer Aspire Z3-615

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