Samsung

860 2TB

860 2TB
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Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score -2%Read 0%, Write -2%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 23%Peak Score +4% Read 2%, Write 1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -3%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read -27%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -15%, Age 28%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 94.7% (281^st of 1072)

Based on 348 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860

Poor: 55%Average: 94.7% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 2TB averaged just 5.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 227MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.3MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 2TB is 64.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 365MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 379MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 348 samples)

Rank 28194.7%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 458	519
157	Write 398	490
251	Mixed 379	451
162	SusWrite 365	466
89.9% 400 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.4	4K Read 30.4	41.1
26	4K Write 76.9	128
17.6	4K Mixed 40.3	56.4
138% 49.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
56.2	DQ Read 257	384
91.2	DQ Write 237	346
59.6	DQ Mixed 227	360
176% 240 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 months ago.

581GB free

Firmware: 1B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 452 459 450 453 469 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 296

Mixed 376

SusWrite 455

90% 399 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 43.4

141% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 352

264% 353 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 434 433 432 433 431 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 424

SusWrite 432

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 46.3

4K Mixed 37.8

121% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 291

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 260

196% 264 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

264GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 421 423 421 419 396 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 321

SusWrite 418

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 39

4K Mixed 25.8

87% 29 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 225

DQ Mixed 219

172% 240 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

197GB free

Firmware: RVQ0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 295 162 162 159 161 MB/s

78% Very good

Write 449

Mixed 365

SusWrite 220

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 36.4

131% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 142

123% 176 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

277GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 213 226 255 241 278 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 272

Mixed 284

SusWrite 233

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 57

4K Mixed 28.8

101% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 228

181% 253 MB/s

NZL-User, 1 month ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 149 139 146 146 142 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 279

Mixed 276

SusWrite 157

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 31.8

4K Mixed 27.1

84% 26.7 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 151

123% 178 MB/s

BRB-User, 2 months ago.

338GB free

Firmware: RVQ0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 147 134 138 139 MB/s

47.9% Average

Write 162

Mixed 144

SusWrite 144

42% 190 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 54.4

4K Mixed 17.5

76% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 25

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 30.5

39% 66.3 MB/s

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7910

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples	61x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples	57x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v31stBench 64%, 1,710 samples	47x

GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples	102x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	71x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	70x

SSD
860 2TBSamsungBench 95%, 348 samples	1x

RAM
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 8x8GBMicronBench 112%, 172 samples	40x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-UH 8x8GBHynixBench 112%, 137 samples	34x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 8x8GBHynixBench 109%, 271 samples	33x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 2TB

Average Bench: 94.7% (281^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 94.7% (281st of 1072)

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