Average Bench: 82.8% (442nd of 1072)

Based on 74 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID Samsung SSD 860

Very good average bench

The Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB averaged just 17.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB is 39.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 49.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 74 samples)
Min Avg Max
365 Read 484 557
246 Write 415 476
288 Mixed 392 463
142 SusWrite 354 471
92.4% 411 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 4K Read 29.4 33.4
20.3 4K Write 49.2 70.6
13.6 4K Mixed 30 39.7
109% 36.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
79.4 DQ Read 122 302
89.4 DQ Write 254 361
104 DQ Mixed 154 293
127% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
943GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 460 457 461 460 461 MB/s
Read 482
Write 460
Mixed 426
SusWrite 459
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 29
93% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 173
150% 216 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 468 468 467 468 466 MB/s
Read 373
Write 457
Mixed 364
SusWrite 467
94% 415 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 28.1
98% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 172
154% 225 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 400 394 391 393 397 MB/s
Read 453
Write 393
Mixed 398
SusWrite 395
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 28.5
89% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 62.8
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 91
68% 87.4 MB/s
533GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 331 357 320 327 360 MB/s
Read 450
Write 384
Mixed 410
SusWrite 332
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 28.5
93% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 116
93% 128 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 369 350 365 364 377 MB/s
Read 375
Write 374
Mixed 365
SusWrite 365
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 29.8
100% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 69
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 75.8
62% 86.5 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 390 391 390 391 386 MB/s
Read 401
Write 391
Mixed 383
SusWrite 389
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 19.5
80% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 75
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 73.4
62% 87.9 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: RVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 151 120 117 96 91 MB/s
Read 394
Write 407
Mixed 348
SusWrite 128
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 27.4
96% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 91.7
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 118
95% 130 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,829,408 SSDs tested

Typical Samsung SSD 860 2TB Builds (Compare 561 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock X399 Taichi

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $823

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