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SSD 860 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 190% (1st of 639)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 2109 PID 0711 Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO
Poor: 157%Average: 190% Great: 232%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB averaged 90.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 32.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.9MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB is 75%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 301MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 1190%
Min Avg Max
49.9 Read 301 390
38.3 Write 293 379
37.8 Mixed 282 362
22.3 SusWrite 282 382
395% 289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 4K Read 21.8 25.9
13.4 4K Write 26 42.5
15.9 4K Mixed 23.4 32.3
1,758% 23.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16 DQ Read 24.3 29.4
21.5 DQ Write 32.2 51
18.4 DQ Mixed 26.9 36.5
2,100% 27.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
856GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 371 382 383 381 371 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 355
Write 379
Mixed 335
SusWrite 379
498% 362 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 27
2,032% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 36.6
DQ Mixed 29.6
2,350% 30.9 MB/s
740GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 356 362 369 369 369 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 350
Write 369
Mixed 344
SusWrite 352
486% 354 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 25.4
1,912% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 28.7
DQ Mixed 26.5
1,971% 26.8 MB/s
432GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 189 223 230 230 227 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 219
Mixed 209
SusWrite 218
296% 217 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 22.2
1,681% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 34.5
DQ Mixed 27.3
2,190% 28.5 MB/s
219GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 225 223 221 219 217 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 182
Mixed 188
SusWrite 219
270% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 21.9
1,689% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 23.8
1,783% 24.1 MB/s
219GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 220 215 227 221 222 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 180
Mixed 183
SusWrite 219
267% 195 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 22.4
1,706% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 23.9
1,787% 24.2 MB/s
30GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 154 160 147 141 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 346
Write 340
Mixed 326
SusWrite 152
386% 291 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 21.2
1,565% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 27.2
DQ Write 33.7
DQ Mixed 25.1
2,101% 28.7 MB/s
105GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 49.9
Write 38.3
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 22.3
48% 37.1 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 15.9
1,065% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16
DQ Write 21.5
DQ Mixed 18.4
1,416% 18.6 MB/s
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