Samsung

650 120GB

650 120GB
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -40%Read -2%, Write -16%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -164%Peak Score -34%Read -1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite -113%Value & Sentiment -1,168%User Rating -13%, Market Share -2,322%Nice To Haves -155%DQ Read -96%, DQ Write -313%, DQ Mixed -186%, ADQ Read -84%, ADQ Write -289%, ADQ Mixed -162%, Age -17%, AS-SSD Total -94%

Average Bench: 67.5% (688^th of 1058)

Based on 2,558 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 650 120GB

Poor: 40%Average: 67.5% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung 650 120GB averaged 32.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 94.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 650 120GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 650 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 108MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,558 samples)

Rank 68867.5%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 447	502
48.3	Write 346	421
86.4	Mixed 295	352
34.2	SusWrite 108	176
66.7% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 28.8	35.7
15.5	4K Write 65.4	85
15.4	4K Mixed 33.7	43.4
122% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
126	DQ Read 177	188
18.9	DQ Write 73	85.5
29.5	DQ Mixed 94.6	111
78.1% 115 MB/s

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

KOR-User, 17 hrs ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 141 146 144 146 147 MB/s

78.3% Very good

Write 407

Mixed 337

SusWrite 165

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 79

4K Mixed 39.6

139% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 185

DQ Write 85.4

DQ Mixed 110

88% 127 MB/s

POL-User, 2 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 67 62 59 62 60 MB/s

75.9% Very good

Write 384

Mixed 342

SusWrite 85.8

72% 326 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 82.7

4K Mixed 39.9

146% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 82.4

DQ Mixed 107

86% 124 MB/s

BEL-User, 2 days ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 31 29 29 27 28 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 395

Mixed 327

SusWrite 75.2

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 40.3

147% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 84.6

DQ Mixed 110

88% 126 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 day ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXT01B0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 103 145 120 130 138 MB/s

54.6% Above average

Write 309

Mixed 277

SusWrite 115

56% 247 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 54

4K Mixed 28.2

102% 35.5 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 78.9

DQ Mixed 60.3

57% 90.9 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $115Bench 70%, 255,933 samples	1,911x
Core i7-4790Intel $220Bench 76%, 251,674 samples	1,282x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 73%, 140,489 samples	976x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 252,789 samples	805x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 386,538 samples	758x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,300,415 samples	718x

SSD
650 120GBSamsungBench 68%, 2,558 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 77,668 samples	321x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 114,423 samples	295x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 55%, 40,924 samples	222x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $210

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Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 67.5% (688^th of 1058)

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