Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
BENCHMARKS (26,055)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +2% Effective Speed 2%Average Score -1%Read 4%, Write -12%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score +6% Read 2%, Write 1%, 4K Read 15%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite -3%Value & Sentiment -135%User Rating -14%, Market Share -256%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed 0%, Age 27%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 100% (254^th of 1072)

Based on 26,055 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 72%Average: 100% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 0.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 261MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 53.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 26,055 samples)

Rank 254100%

Min	Avg	Max
380	Read 476	516
184	Write 361	489
214	Mixed 344	461
153	SusWrite 281	377
81.8% 365 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 36.7	49.5
53.2	4K Write 93.1	125
26.3	4K Mixed 45.6	66.2
163% 58.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
225	DQ Read 332	388
160	DQ Write 280	346
164	DQ Mixed 261	363
208% 291 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 19 hrs ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT21B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 313 315 312 304 290 MB/s

99.5% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 450

SusWrite 316

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 91.5

4K Mixed 48.3

161% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 149

128% 195 MB/s

GBR-User, 20 hrs ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT21B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 286 283 277 272 268 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 481

Mixed 448

SusWrite 280

96% 430 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 92.6

4K Mixed 47.7

160% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 59.2

DQ Mixed 87.4

91% 157 MB/s

AUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

106GB free

Firmware: RVT21B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 293 292 279 179 286 MB/s

93.1% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 440

SusWrite 276

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 57.7

4K Mixed 42.2

137% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 308

231% 310 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 day ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 293 292 295 296 294 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 296

Mixed 272

SusWrite 294

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 34.2

133% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 243

208% 308 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

161GB free

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 270 307 295 295 289 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 437

Mixed 423

SusWrite 284

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 30.5

4K Mixed 25

82% 25.8 MB/s

DQ Read 70.2

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 35.2

41% 69.2 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 26,055 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 130% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

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