Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
BENCHMARKS (20,068)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +2% Effective Speed 2%Average Score +1% Read 3%, Write -8%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score +6% Read 2%, Write 1%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite -3%Value & Sentiment -120%User Rating -13%, Market Share -227%Nice To Haves +9% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed 1%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 101% (241^st of 1057)

Based on 20,068 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 71%Average: 101% Great: 125%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 0.6% 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 262MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 54.2%. 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 292MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 355MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20,068 samples)

Rank 241101%

Min	Avg	Max
389	Read 477	516
172	Write 375	489
200	Mixed 355	462
150	SusWrite 292	374
84% 375 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 36.6	49.6
50.2	4K Write 90.1	123
24.6	4K Mixed 45.5	65.9
162% 57.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 332	388
137	DQ Write 283	350
149	DQ Mixed 262	362
209% 293 MB/s

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

BEL-User, 3 hrs ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 267 263 261 258 258 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 349

Mixed 414

SusWrite 267

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 57.9

194% 68.1 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 342

258% 346 MB/s

BEL-User, 44 mins ago.

174GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 305 306 306 307 306 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 314

Mixed 314

SusWrite 306

80% 360 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 37.2

141% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 212

177% 254 MB/s

FIN-User, 4 hrs ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 234 260 273 280 267 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 331

Mixed 370

SusWrite 284

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 43.9

4K Mixed 36.4

110% 35.5 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 355

262% 346 MB/s

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Gaming 90%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $110

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $210Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	35,310x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $306Bench 86%, 524,055 samples	11,473x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $279Bench 84%, 264,970 samples	8,683x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 350,696 samples	8,368x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 480,292 samples	7,878x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 243,919 samples	5,544x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 101%, 20,068 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	9,285x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $113Bench 85%, 223,980 samples	4,469x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	3,811x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $799

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Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	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: 101% (241^st of 1057)

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 101% (241st of 1057)

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