Samsung

860 PRO 256GB

860 PRO 256GB
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Effective Speed +13% Effective Speed 13%Average Score +13% Read 0%, Write 10%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 51%Peak Score +5% Read 1%, Write -0%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +11% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 8%, ADQ Mixed 14%, Age 60%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 112% (210^th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 860 PRO 256GB

Poor: 76%Average: 112% Great: 128%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 860 PRO 256GB averaged 11.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 860 PRO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 860 PRO 256GB is 51.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 860 PRO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 405MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 459MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 210112%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 459	514
383	Write 446	484
362	Mixed 405	452
402	SusWrite 449	488
99.2% 440 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.8	4K Read 36	44.2
53.7	4K Write 90	116
29.5	4K Mixed 49.5	60.5
166% 58.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.7	DQ Read 321	384
189	DQ Write 312	340
31.3	DQ Mixed 297	354
229% 310 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

KOR-User, 2 years ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVM02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 442 463 449 464 464 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 424

SusWrite 454

104% 461 MB/s

4K Read 44.2

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 60.5

206% 73.7 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 346

263% 355 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

408GB free

Firmware: RVM02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 489 489 489 488 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 484

Mixed 452

SusWrite 488

109% 485 MB/s

4K Read 39.7

4K Write 91.9

4K Mixed 53.3

177% 61.6 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 352

266% 356 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RVM02B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 479 473 477 469 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 418

SusWrite 475

106% 468 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 93.2

4K Mixed 54

176% 61.7 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 346

263% 355 MB/s

AUT-User, 3 years ago.

276GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B6Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 407 410 406 414 415 MB/s

75.9% Very good

Write 423

Mixed 379

SusWrite 410

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 53.7

4K Mixed 29.5

104% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 26.7

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 31.3

47% 82.2 MB/s

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 22%

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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,022x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	959x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	908x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	487x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	460x

SSD
860 PRO 256GBSamsungBench 112%, 6 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,368x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	490x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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860 PRO 256GB

Average Bench: 112% (210^th of 1072)

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860 PRO 256GB

Average Bench: 112% (210th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 112% (210^th of 1072)