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860 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 92.4% (303rd of 1072)

Based on 81 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860
Poor: 64%Average: 92.4% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 4TB averaged just 7.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 4TB is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 383MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 240MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)
Rank 30392.4%
Min Avg Max
410 Read 454 497
193 Write 402 465
155 Mixed 388 449
121 SusWrite 383 456
91.6% 407 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.2 4K Read 28.9 38.6
36 4K Write 70.3 113
21.6 4K Mixed 39 52.5
131% 46.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
94.3 DQ Read 240 390
116 DQ Write 216 340
115 DQ Mixed 199 355
157% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 459 459 459 459 459 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 464
Mixed 439
SusWrite 459
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 53.9
175% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 202
152% 203 MB/s
243GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 461 463 458 454 446 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 452
Mixed 402
SusWrite 446
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 51.7
172% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 219
165% 222 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 444 430 439 419 370 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 431
Mixed 407
SusWrite 421
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 31.6
102% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 361
270% 359 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 85 89 93 87 91 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 413
Write 387
Mixed 397
SusWrite 90.1
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 27
88% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 56.3
DQ Write 71.5
DQ Mixed 55.7
44% 61.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,775,868 SSDs tested

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Typical 860 4TB Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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System: Fujitsu CELSIUS R920

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples9x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 01stBench 61%, 1,139 samples5x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 01stBench 55%, 2,873 samples4x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples4x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples3x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples2x
SSD
860 4TBSamsungBench 92%, 81 samples1x
RAM
HMT351U7CFR8A 16x4GBHynixBench 84%, 5 samples4x
HMT351U7CFR8A 8x4GBHynixBench 85%, 11 samples2x
36KSF1G72PZ-1 8x8GBMicronBench 89%, 49 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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