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860 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 100% (261st of 1080)

Based on 113 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860
Poor: 78%Average: 100% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 512GB averaged 0.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 512GB is 46.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 395MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 396MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 113 samples)
Rank 261100%
Min Avg Max
385 Read 456 515
250 Write 408 487
304 Mixed 396 447
201 SusWrite 395 463
93.2% 414 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 4K Read 32.7 43.4
36.5 4K Write 76.3 135
27.5 4K Mixed 43.4 59.8
146% 50.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.5 DQ Read 290 389
142 DQ Write 268 350
51 DQ Mixed 249 359
195% 269 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 449 422 467 463 450 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 437
Mixed 417
SusWrite 434
99% 437 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 47.3
156% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 316
250% 349 MB/s
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 423 427 435 444 450 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 471
Mixed 438
SusWrite 431
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 40.3
136% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 185
160% 228 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 451 459 446 443 444 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 452
Mixed 424
SusWrite 447
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 37.9
113% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 259
196% 264 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 340 336 335 323 321 MB/s
94.1% Outstanding
Read 393
Write 342
Mixed 340
SusWrite 328
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 40.5
139% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 318
245% 334 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 390 398 402 403 402 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 425
Mixed 420
SusWrite 399
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 41.5
138% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 113
95% 136 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 116 117 107 115 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 433
Write 382
Mixed 391
SusWrite 113
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 30.8
102% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 124
103% 145 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 297 320 332 330 318 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 91.1
Write 184
Mixed 139
SusWrite 317
42% 183 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 22.8
74% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 57.4
DQ Write 77.9
DQ Mixed 84.5
59% 73.3 MB/s
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation 19%
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System: HP Z820 Workstation

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples150x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples120x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples90x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples152x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples147x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples67x
SSD
860 512GBSamsungBench 100%, 113 samples1x
RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples26x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples21x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples19x
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