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SSD 860 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 163% (1st of 639)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
Poor: 32%Average: 163% Great: 275%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB averaged 62.9% 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 43.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 31.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB is 243%. 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 233MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 1163%
Min Avg Max
24 Read 233 463
21.5 Write 209 414
25.7 Mixed 205 373
13.7 SusWrite 192 402
283% 210 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.7 4K Read 19.1 35.4
2 4K Write 27.2 69.4
3.7 4K Mixed 21.5 46.9
1,727% 22.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 DQ Read 26.1 41.8
19.3 DQ Write 43.8 90.4
17.4 DQ Mixed 31.1 55.4
2,644% 33.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
659GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 298 299 305 308 309 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 314
Write 300
Mixed 292
SusWrite 302
412% 302 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 24.1
1,728% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 29.2
DQ Mixed 27.1
2,012% 27.5 MB/s
313GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 204 202 230 233 200 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 198
Mixed 209
SusWrite 208
283% 208 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 22.6
1,680% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 25.7
DQ Mixed 22.6
1,727% 23.7 MB/s
255GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 137 123 135 138 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 140
Mixed 151
SusWrite 131
205% 158 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 22.1
1,761% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 54.1
DQ Mixed 35.5
3,154% 39.5 MB/s
406GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 184 211 204 205 235 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 251
Write 218
Mixed 210
SusWrite 208
297% 222 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 16.1
1,287% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 31.1
DQ Mixed 27
2,065% 27.4 MB/s
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