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    120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD vs 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Saado, Sep 7, 2014.

  1. Saado

    Saado Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm buying a 17 inch laptop and I'm wondering if I would notice any difference in boot up time and overall performance if I got the 120GB instead of the 250GB since the 250GB costs an extra £44.
     
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Boot time? Possibly. But not significant unless your shutting down/booting up two dozen times a day or more.

    Overall performance after a few weeks? Depends if you OP it or not and how full you keep the drive (after OP'ing; usable size for me is only ~163GB).


    For £44 more, the increase in sustained performance over time is more than worth it.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Sep 7, 2014
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    I would never get a 120GB SSD, their performance is always much lower than the 256GB and above variants and you have less space for OP
    For 44, I would definitely have gotten the 250GB version
     
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    Saado Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the replies. I'll go with the 250GB :L
     
    Saado, Sep 7, 2014
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    Good job!

    Samsung 840 EVO 120GB specs:

    • Max Sequential Read = 540MB/s
    • Max Sequential Write = 410MB/s
    • Max 4KB Random Read = 94K IOPS
    • Max 4KB Random Write = 35K IOPS


    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB specs:

    • Max Sequential Read = 540MB/s
    • Max Sequential Write = 520MB/s
    • Max 4KB Random Read = 97K IOPS
    • Max 4KB Random Write = 66K IOPS

    Source: AnandTech | Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested

    Benchmarks: AnandTech | Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Sep 7, 2014
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  6. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I would personally suiggest the Sandisk Extreme Pro if you can afford it.. Its definetly worth the extra and gives some awesome performance... Also has a 10 year warranty....
     
    TomJGX, Sep 8, 2014
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  7. Qing Dao

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    The performance gap is negligible for the most recent generation of SSD though.
     
    Qing Dao, Sep 8, 2014
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    really?

    read this then:

    AnandTech | Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested



    1) Specs on white paper show the 250GB is faster:

    Samsung 840 EVO 120GB specs:

    • Max Sequential Read = 540MB/s
    • Max Sequential Write = 410MB/s
    • Max 4KB Random Read = 94K IOPS
    • Max 4KB Random Write = 35K IOPS


    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB specs:

    • Max Sequential Read = 540MB/s
    • Max Sequential Write = 520MB/s
    • Max 4KB Random Read = 97K IOPS
    • Max 4KB Random Write = 66K IOPS

    2) benchmarks in the link above prove the 250GB is faster
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Sep 8, 2014
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    The 840 EVO is not the most recent generation of SSD. Check out the specs on the Samsung 850 Pro. 128GB SSD performance really catches up.
     
    Qing Dao, Sep 9, 2014
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    The 850 Pro is like 30-40% more expensive then the 840... I doubt it will be in the OP's budget... Best idea would be to get 250GB one.. I had a 128GB C300 SSD and now with my 240GB Scandisk, I can't think of having anything smaller...
     
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    The 256GB 850 PRO is even faster than the 1TB version....

    AnandTech | Samsung SSD 850 Pro (128GB, 256GB & 1TB) Review: Enter the 3D Era

    I just bought one for $200 USD
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Sep 9, 2014
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