Samsung

850 PRO 128GB

850 PRO 128GB
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Effective Speed +18% Effective Speed 18%Average Score +15% Read 9%, Write 18%, 4K Read 13%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 26%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score +11% Read 2%, Write 3%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write 11%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 116% (195^th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 128GB

Poor: 104%Average: 116% Great: 130%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 PRO 128GB averaged 16.2% higher 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 220MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 54MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 PRO 128GB is 25.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 850 PRO 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 329MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 498MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 195116%

Min	Avg	Max
452	Read 498	515
434	Write 480	500
311	Mixed 453	506
296	SusWrite 329	447
98.9% 440 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	4K Read 38.8	50
43.4	4K Write 94.9	130
25.3	4K Mixed 54	66.2
178% 62.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.6	DQ Read 339	387
111	DQ Write 321	348
34.1	DQ Mixed 220	360
195% 293 MB/s

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

AUT-User, 4 years ago.

233GB free

Firmware: EMT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 308 307 307 308 308 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 491

Mixed 412

SusWrite 314

96% 429 MB/s

4K Read 50.3

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 66.3

225% 79.1 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 357

270% 362 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

178GB free

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 285 273 291 293 262 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 373

SusWrite 301

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 45.3

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 56.9

191% 65 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 356

268% 358 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

178GB free

Firmware: EMT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 303 303 271 291 292 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 420

SusWrite 296

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 45.1

4K Write 93.1

4K Mixed 58

192% 65.4 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 354

267% 358 MB/s

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