Average Bench: 90.6% (318th of 1072)

Based on 1,067 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 870

Excellent average bench

The Samsung 870 1TB averaged just 9.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 870 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.8MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 1TB is 67.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 378MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,067 samples)
Min Avg Max
350 Read 450 512
83.1 Write 396 484
122 Mixed 378 452
77.8 SusWrite 351 478
88.5% 394 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 30.5 43.4
24.6 4K Write 63.2 96.9
17.7 4K Mixed 37.8 56.8
128% 43.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
90.9 DQ Read 251 388
83.9 DQ Write 264 362
99.4 DQ Mixed 234 371
183% 250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
534GB free
Firmware: SVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 467 466 467 479 480 MB/s
Read 501
Write 479
Mixed 456
SusWrite 471
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 49.1
159% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 372
280% 373 MB/s
534GB free
Firmware: SVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 447 457 467 477 476 MB/s
Read 497
Write 476
Mixed 442
SusWrite 462
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 49.6
156% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: SVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 461 463 462 462 462 MB/s
Read 510
Write 451
Mixed 456
SusWrite 459
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 52.2
171% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 218
164% 221 MB/s
470GB free
Firmware: SVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 479 483 485 484 MB/s
Read 477
Write 485
Mixed 433
SusWrite 481
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 42
140% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 362
275% 370 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 389 389 387 385 392 MB/s
Read 456
Write 419
Mixed 406
SusWrite 389
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 40.6
131% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 256
194% 261 MB/s
664GB free
Firmware: SVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 364 364 373 410 405 MB/s
Read 425
Write 445
Mixed 417
SusWrite 379
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 36.9
4K Mixed 28.3
95% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 178
152% 215 MB/s
334GB free
Firmware: SVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 186 81 82 83 81 MB/s
Read 406
Write 449
Mixed 416
SusWrite 155
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 33.9
124% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 186
160% 226 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,636,393 SSDs tested

Typical 870 1TB Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge R730

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