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860 EVO M.2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 93.9% (287th of 1072)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2
Poor: 60%Average: 93.9% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB averaged just 6.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.9MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB is 60.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 226MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 373MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 28793.9%
Min Avg Max
332 Read 449 520
140 Write 385 481
201 Mixed 375 465
149 SusWrite 373 476
89% 396 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 33.1 44.4
2.9 4K Write 71 120
4.7 4K Mixed 41.9 59.7
142% 48.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
61.8 DQ Read 226 368
94.1 DQ Write 194 317
68.9 DQ Mixed 205 339
155% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
194GB free
Firmware: RVT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 460 465 463 458 458 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 427
Mixed 457
SusWrite 461
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 55.9
188% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 222
167% 225 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 435 384 472 472 472 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 476
Mixed 452
SusWrite 436
106% 468 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 53.8
178% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 288
215% 285 MB/s
327GB free
Firmware: RVT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 407 389 420 424 426 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 363
Mixed 408
SusWrite 409
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 43.7
139% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 223
168% 226 MB/s
394GB free
Firmware: RVT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 389 363 375 401 388 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 394
Write 375
Mixed 315
SusWrite 374
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 46.8
143% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 203
153% 205 MB/s
288GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 243 238 220 238 238 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 382
Write 348
Mixed 357
SusWrite 238
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 28
108% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 103
107% 178 MB/s
24GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 362 380 289 369 383 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 376
Write 376
Mixed 348
SusWrite 356
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 29.4
94% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 152
106% 134 MB/s
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Typical 860 EVO M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 7,428 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 181%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 179%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84) - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,731x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,602x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,386x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,079x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples746x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples519x
SSD
860 EVO M.2 2TBSamsungBench 94%, 30 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples344x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples179x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $1,047

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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