Average Bench: 101% (252nd of 1072)

Based on 791 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO mSATA 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB averaged 0.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 287MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB is 61.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 388MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 389MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 791 samples)
Min Avg Max
352 Read 455 514
291 Write 416 489
254 Mixed 389 465
235 SusWrite 388 478
92.8% 412 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 31.7 43.8
35.4 4K Write 78.8 119
20.4 4K Mixed 42.7 61.6
144% 51.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
185 DQ Read 338 390
95.6 DQ Write 285 357
109 DQ Mixed 287 368
222% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: RVT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 488 472 456 433 MB/s
Read 514
Write 493
Mixed 474
SusWrite 469
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.3
202% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 371
280% 373 MB/s
678GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT44B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 483 485 485 486 485 MB/s
Read 513
Write 480
Mixed 459
SusWrite 483
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 49.5
163% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 368
277% 371 MB/s
520GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT44B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 419 436 443 440 442 MB/s
Read 501
Write 438
Mixed 343
SusWrite 397
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 38.1
141% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 280
229% 327 MB/s
648GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT42B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 415 425 438 439 439 MB/s
Read 464
Write 447
Mixed 338
SusWrite 427
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 35.8
126% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 284
230% 327 MB/s
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT44B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 426 425 420 419 422 MB/s
Read 416
Write 387
Mixed 291
SusWrite 421
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 24.4
101% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 260
208% 289 MB/s
352GB free
Firmware: RVT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 266 353 393 409 404 MB/s
Read 201
Write 198
Mixed 188
SusWrite 346
53% 233 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 13.8
36% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 340
255% 340 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,870,666 SSDs tested

Typical 860 EVO mSATA 1TB Builds (Compare 1,149 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209

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