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SSD 850 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 132% (3rd of 639)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 1f75 PID 0621 Model: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
Poor: 31%Average: 132% Great: 175%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB averaged 31.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 32.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 22MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB is 144%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 173MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 3132%
Min Avg Max
4.2 Read 173 255
14.2 Write 165 244
26.5 Mixed 169 249
30.9 SusWrite 105 239
205% 153 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 19.2 27.3
0.4 4K Write 22 41.6
0.1 4K Mixed 14.5 24.3
1,315% 18.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 DQ Read 24.6 28.4
17.3 DQ Write 32.6 45.5
12.4 DQ Mixed 18.6 31.6
1,833% 25.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
737GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 234 240 241 241 241 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 256
Write 244
Mixed 242
SusWrite 239
334% 245 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 25.3
1,844% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 26.1
1,876% 26.2 MB/s
421GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 108
Write 107
Mixed 107
SusWrite 107
147% 107 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 22.8
1,728% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 22.9
DQ Write 38.7
DQ Mixed 28.6
2,374% 30.1 MB/s
348GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
60.3% Good
Read 52.7
Write 38.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 38.8
56% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 12.9
4K Mixed 16.5
1,072% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 17.3
DQ Mixed 16.9
1,223% 16.8 MB/s
6.5TB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 59 62 26 4.7 6.1 MB/s
8.57% Terrible
Read 4.2
Write 14.2
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 30.9
32% 20.7 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.17 MB/s
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