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EVO850 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 52.9% (873rd of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG EVO850
Poor: 25%Average: 52.9% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Samsung EVO850 120GB averaged 47.0% 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 Random Write Speed 62.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 182MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung EVO850 120GB is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung EVO850 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 13.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 68.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 87352.9%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 354 404
260 Write 312 344
17 Mixed 237 295
52.1 SusWrite 203 345
61.9% 276 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.2 4K Read 18.1 26.2
11 4K Write 62.2 110
0.9 4K Mixed 9.57 14.5
72.5% 29.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 DQ Read 68.3 104
12.5 DQ Write 182 309
0.9 DQ Mixed 13.5 18.5
42.4% 88 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 806XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 258 266 286 299 131 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 326
Write 284
Mixed 204
SusWrite 245
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 8.2
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 8.5
54% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 90.1
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 18.3
36% 72.6 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 806XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 174 11 15 29 12 MB/s
44.8% Average
Read 384
Write 336
Mixed 259
SusWrite 72.5
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 0.9
87% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 67.1
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 1
10% 26.5 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 806XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 195 56 62 46 61 MB/s
38.7% Below average
Read 314
Write 286
Mixed 250
SusWrite 104
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 7.3
54% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 68
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 18.5
36% 71.3 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 806XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 146 40 4.1 13 24 MB/s
29.9% Poor
Read 370
Write 344
Mixed 271
SusWrite 75.4
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 0.9
32% 9.73 MB/s
DQ Read 69.9
DQ Write 12.5
DQ Mixed 0.9
11% 27.8 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 806XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 43 14 28 13 10 MB/s
24.8% Poor
Read 300
Write 260
Mixed 17
SusWrite 52.1
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 0.9
30% 9.03 MB/s
DQ Read 55.3
DQ Write 13.2
DQ Mixed 1
9% 23.2 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,652,597 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81A4

CPU
Celeron N3350IntelBench 21%, 14,922 samples16x
Pentium N4200IntelBench 30%, 10,928 samples4x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples1x
GPU
HD GraphicsIntelBench 1%, 15,538 samples12x
HD Graphics 500IntelBench 1%, 7,914 samples5x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 7,629 samples4x
SSD
EVO850 120GBSamsungBench 53%, 10 samples1x
RAM
K4F8E304HB-MGCJ 4x1GBSamsungBench 19%, 1,067 samples8x
MT53B256M32D1NP-062AIT:C 4x1GBMicronBench 20%, 428 samples7x
MT53B256M32D1NP-062AIT:C 2x1GBMicronBench 14%, 127 samples3x
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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