860

EVO 250GB

EVO 250GB
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Effective Speed -46%Effective Speed -46%Average Score -60%Read -9%, Write -85%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -55%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -182%Peak Score -13%Read -5%, Write -22%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -79%DQ Read -153%, DQ Write -23%, DQ Mixed -125%, ADQ Read -199%, ADQ Write -56%, ADQ Mixed -141%, Age 113%, AS-SSD Total -50%

Average Bench: 67.5% (705^th of 1071)

Based on 60 user benchmarks. Model: 860 EVO 250GB

Poor: 43%Average: 67.5% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The 860 EVO 250GB averaged 32.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 860 EVO 250GB is 46.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 860 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 105MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 109MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 60 samples)

Rank 70567.5%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 418	482
13.7	Write 219	397
24.8	Mixed 231	343
18.5	SusWrite 105	352
53.8% 243 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.5	4K Read 35	51.6
12.9	4K Write 61	107
13.4	4K Mixed 30.9	43.5
125% 42.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
82.7	DQ Read 109	145
19	DQ Write 185	291
29.5	DQ Mixed 108	147
92.7% 134 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IRN-User, 7 months ago.

124GB free

Firmware: SN3060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 349 343 324 23 25 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 339

Mixed 328

SusWrite 237

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 40.3

152% 53.7 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 139

122% 175 MB/s

IRN-User, 6 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN3060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 14 26 9.2 9.6 MB/s

41.9% Average

Write 137

Mixed 51.6

SusWrite 16.1

31% 145 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 25.4

4K Mixed 18.5

76% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 24.4

DQ Mixed 46.1

39% 59 MB/s

IRN-User, 10 months ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN3060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 25 26 28 28 MB/s

41.4% Average

Write 53

Mixed 53.1

SusWrite 23.5

27% 127 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 24.9

4K Mixed 17.1

73% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 99.1

DQ Write 24.6

DQ Mixed 45

38% 56.2 MB/s

IRN-User, 12 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN3060

SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 27 28 29 28 MB/s

39.2% Below average

Write 68.5

Mixed 53

SusWrite 24.9

26% 123 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 22.7

4K Mixed 18.7

68% 20.8 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 25

DQ Mixed 44.7

39% 59.5 MB/s

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P - $106

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,479x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	3,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,789x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,094x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,155x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x

SSD
EVO 250GB860Bench 68%, 60 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	669x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	438x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	411x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $651

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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