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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 100% (252nd of 1072)

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 113 samples)
Rank 252100%
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%
419GB free
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 486 487 488 488 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 490
Mixed 451
SusWrite 487
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 53.6
178% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 368
278% 372 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
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 431 413 415 418 416 MB/s
94.6% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 277
Mixed 380
SusWrite 420
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 34.5
117% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 302
232% 315 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 186 187 184 183 197 MB/s
75.3% Very good
Read 443
Write 177
Mixed 290
SusWrite 195
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 34
121% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 137
118% 169 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 306 306 303 297 300 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 472
Write 289
Mixed 380
SusWrite 307
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 4.1
65% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 92.6
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 176
133% 173 MB/s
414GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 0 0 0 0 123 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 369
Write 348
Mixed 333
SusWrite 66.8
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 27.9
90% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.7
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 39.9
32% 43.9 MB/s
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop
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 samples145x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples87x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples145x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples65x
SSD
860 512GBSamsungBench 100%, 113 samples1x
RAM
M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples18x
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