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Compare Samsung 840 EVO 120GB vs 850 EVO 120GB M.2

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB and Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2 are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (120 GB) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in Form Factor, SSD Controller and NAND Flash Type.

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Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2

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Brand

Samsung

Brand

Samsung

Model

MZ-7TE120BW

Model

MZ-N5E120BW

Release Date

📅 August 2013

Release Date

📅 July 2020

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★★★★★

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Performance (Charts)

258th / 1746

Performance (Charts)

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Effective Value

223rd / 336

Effective Value

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Price/GB

$0.83

Price/GB

$0.67

GB/$1

1.2

GB/$1

1.5

Pros

Great performance
Samsung MEX Controller
Very good pricing

Pros

-

Cons

Questionable reliability compared to MLC NAND

Cons

-

Series

840 EVO

Series

850 EVO

Capacity

120 GB

Capacity

120 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

2.5"

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

Samsung MEX

SSD Controller

Samsung MGX

NAND Flash Type

TLC

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

Max Sequential Read

-

Max Sequential Read

Up to 540 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

-

Max Sequential Write

Up to 500 MB/s

MTBF

1,500,000 hours

MTBF

-

Options (3)

	1 TB $399.99
	250 GB $119.99
	500 GB $199.99

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Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Samsung 840 EVO 120GB:

Reasons to buy the Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2:

20% cheaper, you can save $20.00
Newer Product, it was released around 7 years later

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