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860 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 108% (232nd of 1080)

Based on 306 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB
Poor: 75%Average: 108% Great: 132%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 250GB averaged 7.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 325MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB is 57.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 379MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 395MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 306 samples)
Rank 232108%
Min Avg Max
386 Read 477 516
182 Write 424 491
262 Mixed 395 461
114 SusWrite 379 488
94.2% 419 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 35.1 46.2
49.5 4K Write 91.2 127
27.2 4K Mixed 47.9 64.3
163% 58.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
292 DQ Read 366 385
92.1 DQ Write 311 345
157 DQ Mixed 325 361
247% 334 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
495GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 417 477 480 483 482 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 482
Mixed 433
SusWrite 431
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 58.8
194% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 352
264% 354 MB/s
190GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 236 84 83 82 82 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 141
Mixed 409
SusWrite 164
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 46
157% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,307,889 SSDs tested

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Typical 860 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 3,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,141x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples739x
Core i7-6700Intel  $163Bench 72%, 282,363 samples430x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples446x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples369x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples274x
SSD
860 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 108%, 306 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples91x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples75x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $829

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