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850 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
Poor: 94%Average: 111% Great: 122%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 850 EVO 1TB averaged 10.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 850 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 305MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 54.3MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 850 EVO 1TB is 27.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 850 EVO 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 271MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 384MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 211111%
Min Avg Max
259 Read 485 529
198 Write 433 492
243 Mixed 384 431
144 SusWrite 271 329
88.2% 393 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 42.8 48.6
23.7 4K Write 101 132
15.8 4K Mixed 54.3 65.5
188% 66.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.3 DQ Read 357 385
101 DQ Write 314 349
26.6 DQ Mixed 305 362
237% 325 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 294 300 299 299 299 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 480
Mixed 421
SusWrite 316
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.9
207% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 356
268% 360 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 298 298 297 297 298 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 472
Mixed 422
SusWrite 316
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 55.3
197% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
67GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 301 305 308 309 309 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 466
Mixed 388
SusWrite 320
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 49.9
163% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 172 169 167 166 162 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 455
Mixed 384
SusWrite 196
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 53.9
179% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 57 55 56 60 57 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 96.4
Mixed 410
SusWrite 78
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 52.2
175% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 362 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 102 92 96 95 90 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 457
Mixed 380
SusWrite 132
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 45.7
150% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 120 116 119 96 110 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 414
Write 374
Mixed 329
SusWrite 120
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 43.1
142% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 349
264% 354 MB/s
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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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