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860 EVO M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 100% (254th of 1071)

Based on 26,055 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB
Poor: 72%Average: 100% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 0.3% 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 261MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 53.5%. 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 281MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,055 samples)
Rank 254100%
Min Avg Max
380 Read 476 516
184 Write 361 489
214 Mixed 344 461
153 SusWrite 281 377
81.8% 365 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 36.7 49.5
53.2 4K Write 93.1 125
26.3 4K Mixed 45.6 66.2
163% 58.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
225 DQ Read 332 388
160 DQ Write 280 346
164 DQ Mixed 261 363
208% 291 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 427 430 282 282 284 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 472
Mixed 455
SusWrite 350
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 56.3
188% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 360 360 350 342 338 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 367
Mixed 328
SusWrite 352
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 44.7
173% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 248
212% 312 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 350 350 354 356 354 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 358
Mixed 310
SusWrite 352
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 40.1
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 226
185% 263 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 204 203 197 195 192 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 492
Write 256
Mixed 246
SusWrite 200
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 33.8
133% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 224
192% 284 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 304 290 293 250 213 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 423
Write 315
Mixed 288
SusWrite 274
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 26.2
95% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 231
202% 302 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 180 221 178 192 193 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 435
Write 175
Mixed 209
SusWrite 195
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 28
110% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 195
166% 249 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 223 224 221 218 214 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 399
Write 275
Mixed 248
SusWrite 226
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 26.5
94% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 212
186% 281 MB/s
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Typical 860 EVO M.2 250GB Builds (Compare 16,080 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples6,591x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $255Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,333x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,556x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,213x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,093x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 71%, 428,800 samples937x
SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 26,055 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,656x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples831x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples640x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $769

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