Samsung

860 DCT 960GB

860 DCT 960GB
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Effective Speed +6% Effective Speed 6%Average Score +3% Read 1%, Write 6%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 45%Peak Score -6%Read 0%, Write 0%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -14%, ADQ Read 9%, ADQ Write 7%, ADQ Mixed 2%, Age 43%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 104% (240^th of 1072)

Based on 102 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 DCT 960GB

Poor: 80%Average: 104% Great: 116%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 DCT 960GB averaged 3.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 DCT 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 DCT 960GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 DCT 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 334MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 462MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)

Rank 240104%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 462	508
291	Write 430	487
275	Mixed 334	365
314	SusWrite 429	487
93.1% 414 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 29.7	34.3
50.7	4K Write 95.5	126
26.3	4K Mixed 38.5	44.2
145% 54.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 356	385
104	DQ Write 308	355
150	DQ Mixed 265	291
217% 310 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CHE-User, 5 months ago.

208GB free

Firmware: HXT72B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 473 472 474 461 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 349

SusWrite 471

101% 451 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 40

148% 54.9 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 294

243% 347 MB/s

CHE-User, 6 months ago.

830GB free

Firmware: HXT72B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 478 478 482 481 480 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 353

SusWrite 480

102% 451 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 89.9

4K Mixed 39.2

146% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 285

232% 330 MB/s

CHE-User, 6 months ago.

570GB free

Firmware: HXT70B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 449 448 464 473 467 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 331

SusWrite 457

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 38.5

147% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 284

230% 325 MB/s

PAK-User, 7 months ago.

489GB free

Firmware: HXT71B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 461 460 465 465 466 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 344

SusWrite 463

96% 424 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 72.1

4K Mixed 34.1

125% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 281

230% 329 MB/s

CHE-User, 5 months ago.

574GB free

Firmware: HXT70B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 438 437 431 432 433 MB/s

98.2% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 350

SusWrite 435

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 38.5

138% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 190

146% 198 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: HXT72B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 288 278 276 272 268 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 337

Mixed 305

SusWrite 286

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 39.6

149% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 259

211% 301 MB/s

PAK-User, 7 months ago.

495GB free

Firmware: HXT71B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 426 430 444 448 449 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 337

SusWrite 436

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 57.6

4K Mixed 29.9

105% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 284

233% 333 MB/s

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: MSI B360M MORTAR (MS-7B23)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	490x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x
Core i5-8400Intel $126Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	207x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	175x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	121x

SSD
860 DCT 960GBSamsungBench 104%, 102 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	108x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	58x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $465

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 DCT 960GB

Average Bench: 104% (240^th of 1072)

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860 DCT 960GB

Average Bench: 104% (240th of 1072)

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