Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

Based on 2,597 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB averaged 10.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 316MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 52.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 372MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 380MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,597 samples)
Min Avg Max
398 Read 470 504
350 Write 433 472
285 Mixed 380 419
178 SusWrite 372 487
93% 414 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 39.4 47.6
49.2 4K Write 93 126
34 4K Mixed 52.9 65.8
177% 61.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 347 385
112 DQ Write 294 354
165 DQ Mixed 316 366
238% 319 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 487 480 487 488 MB/s
Read 502
Write 466
Mixed 430
SusWrite 486
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 65.1
220% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 343
258% 345 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 481 485 482 477 MB/s
Read 496
Write 474
Mixed 413
SusWrite 481
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 57.2
190% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 371
279% 372 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 476 418 360 365 322 MB/s
Read 499
Write 451
Mixed 407
SusWrite 402
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.6
198% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 364
273% 364 MB/s
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 453 374 369 374 342 MB/s
Read 499
Write 454
Mixed 414
SusWrite 398
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 62
208% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 292
219% 291 MB/s
580GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 447 435 446 447 447 MB/s
Read 483
Write 450
Mixed 411
SusWrite 445
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 43.7
146% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 204
154% 207 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 412 155 54 57 63 MB/s
Read 429
Write 356
Mixed 357
SusWrite 185
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 42.8
112% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 353
265% 353 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 290 131 134 127 122 MB/s
Read 404
Write 333
Mixed 343
SusWrite 195
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 41.9
4K Mixed 40.5
120% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 294
215% 284 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,637,217 SSDs tested

Typical 850 EVO M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 24,207 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

Popular 850 EVO M.2 1TB systems:

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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