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860 Evo 250GB

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

Average Bench: 103% (231st of 1058)

Based on 237,530 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB

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]

Poor: 71%Average: 103% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 Evo 250GB averaged 2.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 Evo 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 279MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 Evo 250GB is 58.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 Evo 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 295MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 237,530 samples)
Rank 231103%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 476 517
203 Write 395 493
224 Mixed 374 467
165 SusWrite 295 381
86.3% 385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 4K Read 38 50.1
47.9 4K Write 90.9 124
25.5 4K Mixed 47.8 66.7
167% 58.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
204 DQ Read 348 389
113 DQ Write 290 362
118 DQ Mixed 279 371
220% 305 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 196 251 182 180 176 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 468
Mixed 453
SusWrite 214
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 68
225% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
103GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 243 189 207 215 209 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 473
Mixed 453
SusWrite 245
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 57.9
194% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
157GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 359 416 350 333 336 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 381
Mixed 350
SusWrite 352
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 51
172% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 348
262% 351 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 291 263 219 179 166 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 297
Mixed 296
SusWrite 228
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 39.3
149% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 249
212% 313 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 41,716,230 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $90 @ launch in Jan '18
AmazonUS $5025 days
EbayUS $5024 mins
BHPhotoUS $528 months
OutletPCUS $5617 months
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Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples19,363x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $310Bench 81%, 447,140 samples12,155x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $325Bench 86%, 518,830 samples10,276x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 442,583 samples6,297x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 322,159 samples5,891x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 397,965 samples5,600x
SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $50Bench 103%, 237,530 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $108Bench 84%, 225,724 samples6,541x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples6,312x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples4,336x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,017

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 Comments

SSDrivePro
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Official site www.samsung.com/...

Controller: Samsung MJX. Memory: Samsung 64 layer TLC V-NAND

Specially designed to enhance performance of mainstream PCs and laptops...

Added 3 years ago.
USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

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Upgrading from a mechanical HDD to this for your boot drive will literally make your jaw drop to the ground when you boot Windows the first time. The difference it will make is night and day in comparison. You really can't go wrong here!—Feb '21

RUS-User
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4,134

Poor

2 months ago.

Предыдущий 840 evo 250 прожил в моем мак 8 лет. Поставил этот, все летает как и прежде, все устраивает.

ROU-User
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3,641

Excellent

3 months ago.

very excellent + very good price

ITA-User
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3,427

Poor

21 days ago.

inutile per gli altri, alla prova pratica è ancora il migliore

ESP-User
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3,177

Excellent

2 months ago.

best performance for sata 3 conection

GRC-User
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2,611

Excellent

3 months ago.

I had a hdd and i bought this ssd. It has a VERY BIG difference and its read and write spead is AMAZING!

SWE-User
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2,264

Good

3 months ago.

My second SSD, so far so very good! :)

SSDrivePro
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1,857

Good

3 years ago.

MLT-User
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544

Excellent

5 months ago.

very reliable and compatible with both windows and apple.

Viper207
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424

Good

8 months ago.

best budget ssd

NorthStar
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48

Good

5 months ago.

Not a bad drive at all. The 860 Evo is near the top of the 2.5" SATA SSDs. Managed to pick up an used 250GB 860 Evo for $30 as a boot drive. No issues at all. If you are purchasing in 2020 or later, spend a few more bucks and get a better NVMe drive.

Ravash7
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30

Good

2 years ago.

Definitely a jump from a lousy hard drive. Sadly it's expensive for a small amount of storage.

RifluY29
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28

Excellent

24 months ago.

Good :)

TeaEqualsLife
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18

Excellent

2 years ago.

Works great.

Tugboat_Blu
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12

Average

2 years ago.

Its a nice starting ssd, but I would invest in a 500gb

MuhammadSSD
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12

Excellent

24 months ago.

Excellent

Yakult37
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8

Good

8 months ago.

Expensive at the time of purchase, higher storage rates at lower prices would be more desirable

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