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860 EVO 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 112% (218th of 1080)

Based on 816 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB
Poor: 77%Average: 112% Great: 132%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 500GB averaged 11.6% 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 328MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 50.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB is 54.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 397MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 407MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 816 samples)
Rank 218112%
Min Avg Max
428 Read 486 514
204 Write 431 489
270 Mixed 407 464
143 SusWrite 397 487
96.8% 430 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 37.5 48
51.3 4K Write 90.4 121
28.1 4K Mixed 50.4 64.6
169% 59.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
302 DQ Read 366 386
111 DQ Write 314 345
179 DQ Mixed 328 361
249% 336 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 157 160 163 162 157 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 499
Write 180
Mixed 248
SusWrite 167
60% 274 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 35.9
134% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 195
170% 257 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 173 179 177 177 174 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 480
Write 181
Mixed 222
SusWrite 186
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 30.2
121% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 190
164% 248 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,555,629 SSDs tested

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Typical 860 EVO 500GB Builds (Compare 27,897 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $213

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,759x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,568x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,378x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,084x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,016x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $730Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,688x
SSD
860 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 112%, 816 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,357x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples998x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples965x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $908

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