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SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 141% (2nd of 639)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 1f75 PID 0621 Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G
Poor: 70%Average: 141% Great: 199%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB averaged 40.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 36.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 28.6MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Rank 2141%
Min Avg Max
15.8 Read 170 259
14 Write 162 247
14.3 Mixed 163 245
14 SusWrite 166 246
225% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 19.9 35
0.5 4K Write 24.5 66.8
0.7 4K Mixed 21.6 43.9
1,642% 22 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 DQ Read 25.2 40.8
20.1 DQ Write 36.2 91
17.9 DQ Mixed 28.6 52.4
2,298% 30 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
206GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 235 242 240 233 232 MB/s
301% Outstanding
Read 246
Write 243
Mixed 243
SusWrite 236
331% 242 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 43.9
3,895% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 40.8
DQ Write 91
DQ Mixed 52.4
5,029% 61.4 MB/s
126GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 107 107 106 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 106
Write 107
Mixed 107
SusWrite 106
147% 107 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 43
4K Mixed 31.5
2,627% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33
DQ Write 61.1
DQ Mixed 41.6
3,616% 45.2 MB/s
136GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 242 242 241 242 243 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 254
Write 243
Mixed 244
SusWrite 242
335% 246 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 25.6
1,854% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 29.6
DQ Mixed 27.6
2,044% 27.9 MB/s
154GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 220 235 238 239 243 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 215
Mixed 211
SusWrite 234
301% 219 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 21.7
1,664% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 25.8
1,880% 26.2 MB/s
95GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 186 209 211 206 194 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 231
Write 205
Mixed 196
SusWrite 200
280% 208 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 16.3
1,268% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 38.9
DQ Mixed 32.3
2,528% 33.3 MB/s
68GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 107 106 108 108 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 105
Write 103
Mixed 103
SusWrite 106
143% 104 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 23.9
1,788% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 28.7
2,393% 30.7 MB/s
154GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 108 107 108 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 104
SusWrite 107
146% 107 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 18.5
1,412% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 25.2
1,851% 25.3 MB/s
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