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860 EVO 500G 431GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 99.8% (256th of 1072)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G
Poor: 69%Average: 99.8% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 500G 431GB averaged just 0.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO 500G 431GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 500G 431GB is 51.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 500G 431GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 279MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 375MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 25699.8%
Min Avg Max
278 Read 500 550
112 Write 398 490
220 Mixed 375 466
114 SusWrite 279 442
86.9% 388 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 36 44.5
2.3 4K Write 89 126
4.3 4K Mixed 45.3 61.5
160% 56.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
157 DQ Read 307 385
206 DQ Write 319 346
134 DQ Mixed 286 360
222% 304 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
211GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 437 481 490 373 322 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 548
Write 488
Mixed 412
SusWrite 411
104% 465 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 56.6
200% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 268
208% 280 MB/s
224GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 426 484 491 480 279 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 547
Write 490
Mixed 418
SusWrite 419
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 56.6
196% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 267
208% 280 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 440 483 449 321 320 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 547
Write 490
Mixed 398
SusWrite 396
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 56.2
198% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 266
207% 279 MB/s
345GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 467 474 479 433 347 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 461
Mixed 432
SusWrite 442
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 51.7
166% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 238 233 290 299 309 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 112
Mixed 261
SusWrite 271
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 34.6
137% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 231
194% 284 MB/s
402GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 210 225 226 240 153 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 527
Write 449
Mixed 389
SusWrite 214
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 35.9
120% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 253
190% 252 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 188 184 181 176 169 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 462
Write 198
Mixed 228
SusWrite 185
59% 269 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 29.7
111% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 201
172% 257 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 211 212 207 204 202 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 458
Write 216
Mixed 240
SusWrite 210
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 26.7
100% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 228
188% 270 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Dell XPS 8910

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples836x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples168x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples131x
GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples176x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples150x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples126x
SSD
860 EVO 500G 431GBSamsungBench 100%, 22 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples297x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples106x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 2x4GBMicronBench 70%, 752 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $272

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