Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed +11% Effective Speed 11%Average Score +8% Read 6%, Write 3%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 34%Peak Score +8% Read 2%, Write 0%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read 14%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed 17%, Age 27%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 109% (221^st of 1071)

Based on 92 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 75%Average: 109% Great: 132%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 8.8% 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 305MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 57.4%. 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. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 369MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 398MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 92 samples)

Rank 221109%

Min	Avg	Max
404	Read 484	517
187	Write 416	487
236	Mixed 369	469
200	SusWrite 398	484
93.7% 417 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	4K Read 35.3	46.4
51.8	4K Write 90.3	123
27.5	4K Mixed 46.8	64.5
161% 57.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
323	DQ Read 372	387
118	DQ Write 306	346
179	DQ Mixed 305	363
237% 327 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

573GB free

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 445 462 458 459 465 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 397

SusWrite 444

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 39.8

4K Write 83.6

4K Mixed 53.3

173% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 361

271% 361 MB/s

CHE-User, 4 months ago.

279GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 395 401 382 434 444 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 420

SusWrite 402

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 73.7

4K Mixed 46.7

145% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 350

262% 349 MB/s

CHE-User, 30 days ago.

329GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT23B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 285 303 292 294 323 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 241

Mixed 253

SusWrite 303

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 88.4

4K Mixed 39.4

141% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 270

215% 303 MB/s

CHE-User, 2 months ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 161 227 366 328 377 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 143

Mixed 168

SusWrite 273

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 36.7

142% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 152

135% 211 MB/s

CHE-User, 4 months ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT23B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 317 338 342 369 421 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 179

Mixed 242

SusWrite 337

62% 279 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 60

4K Mixed 24.3

91% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 229

180% 252 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 115 114 157 112 94 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 145

Mixed 209

SusWrite 138

49% 224 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 51.1

4K Mixed 25.3

90% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 224

170% 236 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B360-PLUS GAMING - $105

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	537x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	256x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	217x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	146x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	105x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 109%, 92 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	127x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	72x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 82%, 12,603 samples	55x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $606

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 109% (221^st of 1071)

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Average Bench: 109% (221st of 1071)

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Average Bench: 109% (221^st of 1071)