Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
BENCHMARKS (25,239)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +2% Effective Speed 2%Average Score -1%Read 3%, Write -10%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -4%Peak Score +5% Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment -151%User Rating -13%, Market Share -289%Nice To Haves +8% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed 3%, Age 46%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 99.9% (241^st of 1058)

Based on 25,239 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 74%Average: 99.9% Great: 124%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 0.0% lower 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 265MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 50.7%. 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 286MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25,239 samples)

Rank 24199.9%

Min	Avg	Max
384	Read 474	516
204	Write 369	485
218	Mixed 349	459
149	SusWrite 286	371
82.8% 369 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17	4K Read 36.1	49.1
51.2	4K Write 90.8	121
25	4K Mixed 45.3	65.3
161% 57.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
222	DQ Read 340	388
138	DQ Write 282	345
166	DQ Mixed 265	361
211% 295 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NOR-User, 6 hrs ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT21B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 492 302 280 280 280 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 494

Mixed 467

SusWrite 355

103% 458 MB/s

4K Read 48.3

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 65.7

221% 77.9 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 276

233% 340 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

50GB free

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 320 321 320 320 320 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 450

SusWrite 335

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 47.4

4K Write 99.4

4K Mixed 61.1

203% 69.3 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 201

151% 203 MB/s

SGP-User, 7 hrs ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT23B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 211 183 179 175 169 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 325

Mixed 278

SusWrite 194

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 42.4

161% 60.1 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 259

218% 318 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 hrs ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 279 275 268 270 264 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 294

Mixed 279

SusWrite 274

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 36.4

141% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 197

184% 286 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 hrs ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 275 276 271 274 250 MB/s

90.8% Outstanding

Write 302

Mixed 244

SusWrite 272

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 38.2

138% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 224

181% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

233GB free

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 323 342 333 289 310 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 425

Mixed 431

SusWrite 309

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 58.3

4K Mixed 37.9

132% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 206

158% 215 MB/s

KOR-User, 8 hrs ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 217 271 219 226 250 MB/s

66.7% Good

Write 289

Mixed 214

SusWrite 239

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 13.7

4K Write 51.2

4K Mixed 20

74% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 226

193% 286 MB/s

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Typical 860 EVO M.2 250GB Builds (Compare 81,601 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 91%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $109

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	38,610x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $309Bench 87%, 669,386 samples	12,605x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $286Bench 84%, 267,212 samples	9,370x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 363,665 samples	8,930x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples	8,440x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples	6,000x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 25,239 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	10,090x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $90Bench 84%, 269,954 samples	4,902x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 85%, 253,738 samples	4,158x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $853

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 99.9% (241^st of 1058)

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 99.9% (241st of 1058)

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