Average Bench: 84.5% (417th of 1072)

Based on 661 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB mSATA

Very good average bench

The Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB is 47.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 661 samples)
Min Avg Max
367 Read 449 501
298 Write 405 482
236 Mixed 297 362
57.6 SusWrite 129 171
71.4% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20 4K Read 34.7 44.2
34.4 4K Write 73.7 111
19.9 4K Mixed 40.9 54.5
144% 49.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
192 DQ Read 340 380
136 DQ Write 302 353
73.4 DQ Mixed 162 182
165% 268 MB/s
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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,720,877 SSDs tested

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Typical 840 Evo mSATA 120GB Builds (Compare 24,254 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $388

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Excellent

4 years ago.

Ok it's old but still work and lot faster than a HDD :)


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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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