Average Bench: 93.1% (294th of 1072)

Based on 1,851 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO mSATA 250GB

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB averaged just 6.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 273MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB is 54.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 282MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 354MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,851 samples)
Min Avg Max
356 Read 451 509
209 Write 368 481
210 Mixed 354 457
169 SusWrite 282 358
81.7% 364 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 33.1 48
38.1 4K Write 74.8 115
20.4 4K Mixed 40.5 63.1
142% 49.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 345 390
100 DQ Write 281 353
130 DQ Mixed 273 364
215% 300 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free
Firmware: RVT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 487 388 274 274 274 MB/s
Read 516
Write 490
Mixed 469
SusWrite 363
103% 460 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 53.9
180% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
279% 373 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 172 166 161 157 155 MB/s
Read 447
Write 183
Mixed 221
SusWrite 169
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 32.6
121% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 182
164% 253 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 310 301 298 297 278 MB/s
Read 396
Write 313
Mixed 233
SusWrite 298
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 27.2
94% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 198
150% 204 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,807 SSDs tested

Typical 860 EVO mSATA 250GB Builds (Compare 457 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16GF

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