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860 EVO 250G 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 109% (221st of 1072)

Based on 81 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsun SSD 860 EVO 250G
Poor: 67%Average: 109% Great: 132%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsun 860 EVO 250G 250GB averaged 8.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsun 860 EVO 250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 261MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 52.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsun 860 EVO 250G 250GB is 64.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsun 860 EVO 250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 292MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 377MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)
Rank 221109%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 469 519
189 Write 391 493
205 Mixed 377 456
126 SusWrite 292 363
85.7% 382 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 4K Read 39.7 53.6
38 4K Write 113 156
24.5 4K Mixed 52.2 72.6
187% 68.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
133 DQ Read 347 386
88.5 DQ Write 298 347
49.9 DQ Mixed 261 361
212% 302 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 291 284 239 289 278 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 494
Mixed 469
SusWrite 296
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 75.5
265% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 326 313 279 167 132 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 426
Mixed 401
SusWrite 258
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 57.2
212% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 63.7
130% 265 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 312 313 313 313 312 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 432
Mixed 426
SusWrite 332
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 48.6
165% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 54 25 28 39 38 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 490
Write 120
Mixed 170
SusWrite 46.5
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 34.7
144% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 133
130% 214 MB/s
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Typical 860 EVO 250G 250GB Builds (Compare 3,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples485x
Core i3-4160Intel  $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples269x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples265x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples338x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples220x
SSD
860 EVO 250G 250GBSamsunBench 109%, 81 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples61x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $260

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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