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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 95% (278th of 1072)

Based on 3,514 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 120GB
Poor: 61%Average: 95% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 850 120GB averaged just 5.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 310MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 120GB is 53.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,514 samples)
Rank 27895%
Min Avg Max
357 Read 461 506
216 Write 424 492
231 Mixed 375 420
93.3 SusWrite 162 194
79.6% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 38.8 48
42.1 4K Write 89.7 128
26.3 4K Mixed 49.8 63.4
170% 59.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
86.7 DQ Read 323 359
117 DQ Write 302 362
120 DQ Mixed 310 362
233% 312 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
94GB free
Firmware: MVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 159 159 159 158 158 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 488
Mixed 406
SusWrite 192
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.4
205% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 359
270% 360 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 155 154 149 148 143 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 443
Mixed 396
SusWrite 163
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 49.8
165% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 350
263% 350 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 151 147 150 150 144 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 444
Write 401
Mixed 388
SusWrite 154
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 39.5
135% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 290
219% 295 MB/s
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Typical 850 120GB Builds (Compare 3,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples945x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples856x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples396x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples281x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples181x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples159x
SSD
850 120GBSamsungBench 95%, 3,514 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples62x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $338

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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