Samsung

860 EVO M.2 250GB

860 EVO M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +4% Read 3%, Write -0%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 17%Peak Score +6% Read 2%, Write 0%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +8% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed 10%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 103% (242^nd of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 250GB

Poor: 69%Average: 103% Great: 126%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB averaged 3.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB is 57%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 347MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 373MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 242103%

Min	Avg	Max
347	Read 470	519
271	Write 404	485
248	Mixed 373	451
223	SusWrite 347	442
89.5% 398 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 34.4	45.8
47.8	4K Write 90.3	125
20.8	4K Mixed 45.5	63.4
158% 56.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
43.2	DQ Read 342	386
51.7	DQ Write 298	344
73.8	DQ Mixed 286	361
224% 309 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

KOR-User, 2 years ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 316 311 308 306 303 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 413

SusWrite 312

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 42.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 57.2

193% 68 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 243

213% 319 MB/s

CHE-User, 10 months ago.

218GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT23B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 308 307 307 302 303 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 432

SusWrite 301

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 51

171% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 355

268% 358 MB/s

CHE-User, 23 months ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT22B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 202 199 195 193 189 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 416

SusWrite 209

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 50.6

169% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 354

267% 357 MB/s

PRT-User, 8 months ago.

224GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 332 327 330 316 316 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 352

Mixed 285

SusWrite 328

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 89.9

4K Mixed 39.5

144% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 248

215% 319 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

247GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 303 306 305 305 305 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 314

Mixed 258

SusWrite 305

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 18

4K Write 52.1

4K Mixed 23.2

85% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 223

193% 287 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

302GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVT24B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 284 306 305 304 310 MB/s

72.7% Very good

Write 292

Mixed 263

SusWrite 299

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 47.6

4K Mixed 26.7

90% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 178

172% 272 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B360-PLUS GAMING - $105

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	537x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	254x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	217x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	146x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	105x

SSD
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 53 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	127x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	72x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 82%, 12,603 samples	54x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $606

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 103% (242^nd of 1072)

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860 EVO M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 103% (242nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 103% (242^nd of 1072)