Samsung

860 EVO 250GB

860 EVO 250GB
BENCHMARKS (23)
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -14%Read -4%, Write -18%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score +1% Read -3%, Write -6%, 4K Read 10%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -83%, Age 35%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 83.2% (436^th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB

Poor: 47%Average: 83.2% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 250GB averaged just 16.7% lower 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 142MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB is 68.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 271MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 183MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)

Rank 43683.2%

Min	Avg	Max
353	Read 441	494
2	Write 344	458
4.7	Mixed 325	419
2	SusWrite 271	471
77.4% 345 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.7	4K Read 29.8	47.4
1.9	4K Write 81.7	111
3.8	4K Mixed 32.7	55.1
130% 48 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.9	DQ Read 183	380
30	DQ Write 269	335
18.9	DQ Mixed 142	354
131% 198 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PHL-User, 15 months ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1209A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 152 155 123 123 88 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 178

Mixed 184

SusWrite 137

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 28.3

110% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 107

DQ Mixed 24.2

55% 118 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0503A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 56 102 37 17 63 MB/s

60.6% Good

Write 325

Mixed 338

SusWrite 82.5

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 21.3

95% 35.4 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 38.4

82% 164 MB/s

PHL-User, 14 months ago.

100GB free

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 354 337 375 338 239 MB/s

60.4% Good

Write 365

Mixed 310

SusWrite 334

77% 341 MB/s

4K Read 11.9

4K Write 31.7

4K Mixed 15.9

55% 19.8 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 195

148% 198 MB/s

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	3,470x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2,222x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,853x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,554x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	713x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	684x

SSD
860 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 83%, 23 samples	1x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	253x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	173x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	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 250GB

Average Bench: 83.2% (436^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.2% (436th of 1072)

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