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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: 104% (241st of 1071)

Based on 296,814 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: 75%Average: 104% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 Evo 250GB averaged 3.5% 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 278MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 Evo 250GB is 52.8%. 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 285MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 363MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 296,814 samples)
Rank 241104%
Min Avg Max
392 Read 480 517
172 Write 381 492
205 Mixed 363 466
137 SusWrite 285 379
84.5% 377 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.2 4K Read 38.1 50
52.7 4K Write 95.7 126
28.2 4K Mixed 47.9 66.5
170% 60.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
225 DQ Read 357 389
132 DQ Write 291 362
143 DQ Mixed 278 371
221% 309 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 277 300 298 294 297 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 478
Mixed 458
SusWrite 288
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 57
188% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 368
278% 372 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 347 329 320 242 171 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 488
Mixed 444
SusWrite 282
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 42.4
179% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 265
224% 327 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 161 146 138 135 131 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 474
Write 202
Mixed 221
SusWrite 154
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 37.8
151% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 188
165% 252 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $90 @ launch in Jan '18
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Typical 860 Evo 250GB Builds (Compare 19,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,292x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $230Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,763x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $255Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,471x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,274x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,144x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,091x
SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $50Bench 104%, 296,814 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,327x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples827x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $564

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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...

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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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4,608

Poor

2 years 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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4,437

Good

5 months ago.

very excellent + very good price

ITA-User
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3,923

Good

13 months ago.

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

ESP-User
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3,583

Excellent

2 years ago.

best performance for sata 3 conection

GRC-User
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3,023

Excellent

17 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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2,640

Good

2 years ago.

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

SSDrivePro
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1,857

Good

5 years ago.

MLT-User
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620

Excellent

2 years ago.

very reliable and compatible with both windows and apple.

Gamejang
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162

Excellent

2 years ago.

Best SATA 2.5in SSD I ever tried.

NorthStar
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54

Good

2 years 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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46

Good

4 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

4 years ago.

Good :)

TeaEqualsLife
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18

Excellent

4 years ago.

Works great.

Tugboat_Blu
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12

Average

4 years ago.

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

MuhammadSSD
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12

Excellent

4 years ago.

Excellent

Yakult37
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8

Good

2 years ago.

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

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