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860 EVO M.2 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 110% (215th of 1072)

Based on 27,887 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 1TB
Poor: 81%Average: 110% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB averaged 10.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB is 51.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 395MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 403MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27,887 samples)
Rank 215110%
Min Avg Max
422 Read 487 518
232 Write 428 492
260 Mixed 395 469
199 SusWrite 403 489
96.4% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 4K Read 36.3 46
54.2 4K Write 95.8 126
30.3 4K Mixed 49 63.9
169% 60.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 330 388
135 DQ Write 284 362
165 DQ Mixed 285 371
220% 300 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 477 474 473 222 477 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 483
Mixed 465
SusWrite 393
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.5
212% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 340
255% 341 MB/s
741GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 455 459 441 459 460 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 464
Mixed 454
SusWrite 450
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 56.7
188% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 286
214% 285 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 454 458 462 453 451 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 454
Mixed 442
SusWrite 455
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 45.7
155% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
802GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 420 403 411 395 433 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 440
Mixed 429
SusWrite 412
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 46
149% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 240 241 229 219 208 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 281
Mixed 292
SusWrite 245
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 42.4
169% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 250
202% 287 MB/s
706GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 207 206 207 207 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 379
Write 365
Mixed 356
SusWrite 206
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 49.1
160% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 244
184% 247 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 139 133 143 194 197 MB/s
81.1% Excellent
Read 466
Write 131
Mixed 193
SusWrite 166
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 34
134% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 160
144% 226 MB/s
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Typical 860 EVO M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 23,394 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,024x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,192x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,958x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,514x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,311x
SSD
860 EVO M.2 1TBSamsungBench 110%, 27,887 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,565x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,524x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples962x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $569

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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