Average Bench: 101% (251st of 1072)

Based on 14,082 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 250GB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 870 Evo 250GB averaged 1.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 870 Evo 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 280MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.9MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 Evo 250GB is 60.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 Evo 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 322MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 365MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,082 samples)
Min Avg Max
337 Read 461 514
249 Write 395 486
238 Mixed 365 457
182 SusWrite 322 396
86.6% 386 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 4K Read 36.4 49.1
35.9 4K Write 81.9 123
24.9 4K Mixed 45.9 66.1
157% 54.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
182 DQ Read 349 389
135 DQ Write 299 362
124 DQ Mixed 280 372
222% 309 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 452 409 331 332 332 MB/s
Read 485
Write 462
Mixed 426
SusWrite 385
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 45.2
153% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 347
261% 349 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 286 284 286 282 278 MB/s
Read 438
Write 353
Mixed 288
SusWrite 286
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 44.9
172% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 249
211% 308 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 194 175 174 171 169 MB/s
Read 488
Write 277
Mixed 346
SusWrite 192
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 47.4
153% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 343
259% 349 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 312 306 318 316 332 MB/s
Read 374
Write 237
Mixed 269
SusWrite 300
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 29.1
97% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 235
201% 297 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,732,119 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $40 @ launch in Jan '21
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Typical 870 Evo 250GB Builds (Compare 923 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z590 Extreme

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $247

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 Comments

Controller: Samsung MKX. Memory: Samsung 128 layer TLC V-NAND

The definitive SSD for every need...

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1 month ago.

i upgraded my ps4 pro hdd to the 870 Evo 1TB and it's 10 times faster, the performance boosted a lot too.


Good

7 months ago.

its extremely fast for a sata ssd and i love it


Good

3 years ago.

great SSD but i dont know why it got here low bench reading for gaming


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