Samsung

870 EVO 500GB

870 EVO 500GB
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Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +7% Read 3%, Write 4%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 37%Peak Score +6% Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +26% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 10%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed 20%, Age 163%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 106% (229^th of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB

Poor: 74%Average: 106% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 870 EVO 500GB averaged 5.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 870 EVO 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 870 EVO 500GB is 51.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 870 EVO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 397MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 405MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)

Rank 229106%

Min	Avg	Max
399	Read 469	513
281	Write 423	485
274	Mixed 397	455
162	SusWrite 405	486
95.4% 424 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.6	4K Read 35.7	46.2
36.3	4K Write 76.9	118
26.3	4K Mixed 46	60.5
154% 52.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
291	DQ Read 360	385
112	DQ Write 293	344
124	DQ Mixed 312	361
238% 322 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

781GB free

Firmware: SVT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 460 468 480 480 481 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 461

SusWrite 473

108% 477 MB/s

4K Read 46.5

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 63.9

211% 73.9 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 343

258% 346 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

401GB free

Firmware: SVT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 480 479 478 479 480 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 453

SusWrite 479

107% 474 MB/s

4K Read 40.7

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 53.8

175% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 357

268% 359 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

869GB free

Firmware: SVT03B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 463 475 480 480 480 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 455

SusWrite 467

108% 477 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 53.3

174% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 355

267% 356 MB/s

DEU-User, 24 days ago.

323GB free

Firmware: SVT02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 475 480 464 445 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 463

SusWrite 468

108% 479 MB/s

4K Read 42.3

4K Write 76.8

4K Mixed 51.8

171% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 338

255% 342 MB/s

CAN-User, 9 days ago.

429GB free

Firmware: SVT01B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 463 461 467 472 468 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 449

SusWrite 459

105% 467 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 73.9

4K Mixed 49.4

161% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 355

267% 358 MB/s

GRC-User, 1 month ago.

309GB free

Firmware: SVT03B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 445 456 450 450 448 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 401

Mixed 378

SusWrite 437

96% 429 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 40.1

137% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 294

239% 340 MB/s

FRA-User, 22 days ago.

220GB free

Firmware: SVQ02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 208 81 81 82 81 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 426

SusWrite 165

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 82.4

4K Mixed 46.5

154% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 352

265% 356 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7070

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Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	713x
Core i5-9500IntelBench 87%, 9,059 samples	312x
Core i5-9500TIntelBench 77%, 2,730 samples	125x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 65,338 samples	593x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	522x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	68x

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870 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 106%, 69 samples	1x

RAM
HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 48%, 606 samples	93x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 43%, 5,210 samples	57x
HMA82GU6DJR8N-VK 1x16GBUnknownBench 48%, 164 samples	48x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $250

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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870 EVO 500GB

Average Bench: 106% (229^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 106% (229th of 1072)

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