Samsung

860 256GB

860 256GB
BENCHMARKS (78)
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score +1% Read 1%, Write -0%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 33%Peak Score +8% Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read -16%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 97.9% (263^rd of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860

Poor: 65%Average: 97.9% Great: 126%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 256GB averaged just 2.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 244MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.9MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 256GB is 60.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 394MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 394MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)

Rank 26397.9%

Min	Avg	Max
382	Read 462	514
177	Write 405	491
283	Mixed 394	455
181	SusWrite 394	485
93.2% 414 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 32.4	48.2
25	4K Write 72.4	134
18.6	4K Mixed 40.9	58.1
140% 48.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
55.9	DQ Read 281	391
55.4	DQ Write 254	348
58.5	DQ Mixed 244	361
189% 260 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SGP-User, 13 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 439 428 467 469 471 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 448

SusWrite 432

104% 462 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 48.6

159% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 357

269% 361 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 406 392 389 366 366 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 395

SusWrite 390

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 43.4

146% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 305

243% 341 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 179 173 171 169 166 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 177

Mixed 310

SusWrite 178

62% 281 MB/s

4K Read 35.7

4K Write 71.3

4K Mixed 42.7

147% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 301

230% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

118GB free

Firmware: RVM0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 304 278 309 323 278 MB/s

54.1% Above average

Write 364

Mixed 346

SusWrite 307

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 12.5

4K Write 16.7

4K Mixed 14.1

46% 14.4 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 135

109% 149 MB/s

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 12%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,503x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	781x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	692x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	497x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	307x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	261x

SSD
860 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 78 samples	1x

RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples	65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples	57x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples	55x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $345

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung

860 256GB

Average Bench: 97.9% (263^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 97.9% (263rd of 1072)

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