Average Bench: 110% (215th of 1072)

Based on 27,887 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB averaged 10.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB is 51.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 395MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 403MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27,887 samples)
Min Avg Max
422 Read 487 518
232 Write 428 492
260 Mixed 395 469
199 SusWrite 403 489
96.4% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 4K Read 36.3 46
54.2 4K Write 95.8 126
30.3 4K Mixed 49 63.9
169% 60.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 330 388
135 DQ Write 284 362
165 DQ Mixed 285 371
220% 300 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 362 470 472 476 475 MB/s
Read 502
Write 481
Mixed 455
SusWrite 416
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 48.9
161% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 279
230% 331 MB/s
467GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 342 361 359 366 359 MB/s
Read 496
Write 381
Mixed 292
SusWrite 356
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 43.4
162% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 264
207% 282 MB/s
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT23B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 392 448 432 423 440 MB/s
Read 488
Write 432
Mixed 314
SusWrite 396
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 33.8
127% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 277
226% 319 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 418 418 433 426 423 MB/s
Read 493
Write 421
Mixed 354
SusWrite 419
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 44.3
154% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 79.1
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 186
115% 126 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 240 241 228 231 222 MB/s
Read 481
Write 406
Mixed 277
SusWrite 237
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 38.1
135% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 249
200% 283 MB/s
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 352 349 352 328 326 MB/s
Read 403
Write 364
Mixed 368
SusWrite 345
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 35.7
115% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 172
152% 235 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,463 SSDs tested

Typical 860 EVO M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 23,314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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