Samsung

860 EVO 4TB

860 EVO 4TB
BENCHMARKS (12)
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -21%Read -9%, Write -3%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -86%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite 30%Peak Score +3% Read -1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 9%, ADQ Read -85%, ADQ Write -70%, ADQ Mixed -53%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 80.3% (483^rd of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO

Poor: 57%Average: 80.3% Great: 120%

Very good average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO 4TB averaged just 19.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 170MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.3MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO 4TB is 62.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 176MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 47MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 48380.3%

Min	Avg	Max
315	Read 420	500
286	Write 393	468
280	Mixed 368	452
268	SusWrite 385	469
88.1% 391 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.3	4K Read 25.3	42.6
24	4K Write 47	114
17.4	4K Mixed 31.3	60.3
103% 34.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
109	DQ Read 176	386
94.4	DQ Write 170	346
74.5	DQ Mixed 170	361
129% 172 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 18 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: RVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 345 345 344 344 343 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 338

Mixed 333

SusWrite 346

78% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 51.5

4K Mixed 32.7

109% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 159

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 164

122% 162 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: RVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 313 314 318 318 318 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 306

Mixed 305

SusWrite 315

72% 318 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 38.5

4K Mixed 30

97% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 155

116% 153 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 years ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: RVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 348 351 354 333 365 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 364

Mixed 346

SusWrite 350

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 33.3

4K Mixed 25.2

81% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 137

102% 136 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

2TB free

Firmware: RVT0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 314 315 313 315 320 MB/s

56.4% Above average

Write 314

Mixed 317

SusWrite 315

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 24

4K Mixed 17.4

57% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 106

DQ Mixed 123

91% 121 MB/s

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860 EVO 4TB

Average Bench: 80.3% (483^rd of 1072)

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