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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

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▲ 57979 ▼

Controller: Samsung MJX. Memory: Samsung 64 layer TLC V-NAND. Release date: Q1 2018.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 534,055 user samples
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237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 229th / 1072
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Best Bench: 128% 34GB free
Worst Bench: 75% 64GB free (System drive)
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		106 % +3% 104 %
Average Score 
+4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		451 MB/s 480 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+6%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		425 MB/s Faster write speed.
+12% 		381 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		34.4 MB/s 38.1 MB/s Faster random read.
+11%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		85.2 MB/s 95.7 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		401 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+10% 		363 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		47.2 MB/s 47.9 MB/s +1%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		400 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+40% 		285 MB/s
Peak Score 
+3%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s 517 MB/s +1%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		474 MB/s 492 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		43.6 MB/s 50 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+15%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s 126 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+9%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		449 MB/s 466 MB/s +4%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		59.3 MB/s 66.5 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+12%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		467 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+23% 		379 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+31%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.53 % Higher market share.
+29% 		0.41 %
Value
Value For Money 		40.1 % Hugely better value.
+83% 		21.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		58 % +2% 57 %
Price
Price (score) 		$48 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$52
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		75+ Months 74 Months +1%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		390 MB/s +0% 389 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		364 MB/s +1% 362 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,275 Pts 1297 Pts +2%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		298 MB/s 371 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+24%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		350 MB/s 357 MB/s +2%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		308 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+6% 		291 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		240 MB/s 278 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+16%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 250GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 106%
Average Bench 104%
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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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The 860 Evo is the latest mainstream SATA SSD from Samsung. The 2.5-inch version of the 860 Evo will be available in several capacities ranging from 250 GB to a staggering 4TB. It’s also available in the slimmer M.2 and mSATA form factors. The 860 Evo demonstrates marginally reduced performance compared to its popular, but now three year old predecessor, the 850 Evo. In a head to head comparison the 860 looses by a very modest 6% in terms of effective speed. The 860 Evo is based on a refinement of Samsung’s consumer grade TLC V-NAND, this time featuring 256Gb and 512 Gb 64 layer V-NAND and it also features a new "MJX" controller. The 250 GB version can reach sequential write speeds of up to 520 MB/s, dropping to 300 MB/s once the SLC cache is exhausted (the 250 GB version has a 12 GB SLC write cache). Peak sequential read speeds of 560 MB/s are achievable across the different capacities. The 250GB version has a 512 MB LPDDR4 DRAM cache. All capacities have a five year warranty, but as a testament to the enhanced reliability of this new technology, the warrantied terabytes written (TBW) has doubled from 75 TBW to 150 TBW for the 250 GB 860 Evo. [Jan '18 SSDrivePro]

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