Samsung

860 EVO 500GB

860 EVO 500GB
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Effective Speed +11% Effective Speed 11%Average Score +10% Read 6%, Write 7%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 32%Peak Score +10% Read 2%, Write 1%, 4K Read 10%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read 11%, ADQ Write 4%, ADQ Mixed 23%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 109% (219^th of 1072)

Based on 93 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB

Poor: 71%Average: 109% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 500GB averaged 9.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 48.9MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB is 64.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 392MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 399MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 93 samples)

Rank 219109%

Min	Avg	Max
398	Read 485	516
156	Write 433	491
289	Mixed 399	463
166	SusWrite 392	486
96.1% 427 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.5	4K Read 35.2	47.3
49.2	4K Write 91.1	133
25	4K Mixed 48.9	66.3
164% 58.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
216	DQ Read 362	386
85.9	DQ Write 301	345
137	DQ Mixed 319	360
242% 327 MB/s

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Gaming 109%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Pro4 - $190

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,184x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,114x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	521x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	374x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	333x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	312x

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860 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 109%, 93 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	189x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	129x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	129x

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Value: 125% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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 500GB

Average Bench: 109% (219^th of 1072)

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860 EVO 500GB

Average Bench: 109% (219th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 109% (219^th of 1072)