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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% (232nd of 1058)

Based on 239,871 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: 70%Average: 103% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 Evo 250GB averaged 3.0% 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 57.6%. 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 292MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 368MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 239,871 samples)
Rank 232103%
Min Avg Max
375 Read 480 516
171 Write 386 493
209 Mixed 368 465
133 SusWrite 292 376
85.5% 382 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 4K Read 37.8 49.6
49.3 4K Write 91.6 124
25.8 4K Mixed 47.8 66.6
167% 59 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 354 390
117 DQ Write 291 362
117 DQ Mixed 279 371
221% 308 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 294 295 292 284 284 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 487
Mixed 464
SusWrite 302
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 56.6
191% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 367
274% 364 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 312 315 303 302 303 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 477
Mixed 443
SusWrite 299
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 55.2
184% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 371
279% 374 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 284 302 294 280 289 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 302
Mixed 300
SusWrite 287
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.8
170% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 240
209% 312 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 159 198 198 204 207 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 440
Mixed 422
SusWrite 184
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 53.6
183% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 45,552,892 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $90 @ launch in Jan '18
BHPhotoUS $5212 months
AmazonUS $682 hrs
EbayUS $803 mins
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Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $270Bench 84%, 967,485 samples21,916x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $310Bench 81%, 498,192 samples13,632x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $270Bench 87%, 612,274 samples11,757x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 475,163 samples6,927x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 368,187 samples6,461x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 438,836 samples6,363x
SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 103%, 239,871 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $98Bench 85%, 245,225 samples7,380x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples6,976x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples4,800x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,065

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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

19 days 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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4,244

Poor

6 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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3,839

Excellent

6 months ago.

very excellent + very good price

ITA-User
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3,503

Poor

4 months ago.

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

ESP-User
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3,257

Excellent

6 months ago.

best performance for sata 3 conection

GRC-User
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2,677

Excellent

7 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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2,338

Good

7 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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560

Excellent

9 months ago.

very reliable and compatible with both windows and apple.

Viper207
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446

Good

12 months ago.

best budget ssd

Gamejang
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106

Excellent

3 months ago.

Best SATA 2.5in SSD I ever tried.

NorthStar
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52

Good

9 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

3 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

2 years 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

2 years ago.

Excellent

Yakult37
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8

Good

11 months ago.

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

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