Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
BENCHMARKS (17,598)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average Score +5% Read 5%, Write -5%, 4K Read 13%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score +7% Read 3%, Write 1%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment -213%User Rating -13%, Market Share -414%Nice To Haves +15% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed 14%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed 9%, Age 80%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 104% (212^th of 1040)

Based on 17,598 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 78%Average: 104% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 3.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 270MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 297MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 362MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,598 samples)

Rank 212104%

Min	Avg	Max
401	Read 481	517
196	Write 386	488
222	Mixed 362	463
159	SusWrite 297	375
85.5% 382 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.4	4K Read 37.7	49.1
57.8	4K Write 95.5	122
29.4	4K Mixed 47.9	65.5
169% 60.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 335	388
148	DQ Write 288	350
159	DQ Mixed 270	364
214% 298 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 57 mins ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 479 322 300 299 299 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 455

SusWrite 363

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 49.2

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 66.8

226% 80.1 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 270

210% 287 MB/s

DNK-User, 2 hrs ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 441 396 364 365 364 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 413

Mixed 385

SusWrite 377

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 61.1

205% 70.9 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 334

250% 333 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 317 303 294 298 299 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 408

Mixed 412

SusWrite 304

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 97.4

4K Mixed 59.5

197% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 350

264% 355 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 hrs ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 271 265 257 252 245 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 454

SusWrite 267

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 45.6

4K Write 94.3

4K Mixed 58.6

194% 66.2 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 303

228% 303 MB/s

FRA-User, 55 mins ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 366 351 355 354 354 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 371

Mixed 299

SusWrite 352

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 51.9

4K Mixed 32.3

109% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 263

210% 297 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 hrs ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT21B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 190 173 159 153 149 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 208

Mixed 230

SusWrite 173

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 95.5

4K Mixed 30.8

142% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 222

DQ Mixed 228

179% 248 MB/s

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Typical 860 EVO M.2 250GB Builds (Compare 59,822 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 92%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 87%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 83%, 663,516 samples	28,658x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $325Bench 87%, 471,942 samples	9,365x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $369Bench 85%, 189,356 samples	7,338x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 108%, 301,167 samples	7,306x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 387,435 samples	6,843x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 165,973 samples	4,516x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 104%, 17,598 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	7,610x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 84%, 195,086 samples	3,582x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 87%, 202,347 samples	3,168x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $804

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 104% (212^th of 1040)

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 104% (212th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 104% (212^th of 1040)