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Samsung (ExtHD)

SSD 860 EVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 315% (1st of 639)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 125f PID a37a Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
Poor: 225%Average: 315% Great: 361%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB averaged 214.7% 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 67.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 52.2MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this USB perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 435MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 1315%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 435 470
338 Write 424 477
348 Mixed 410 449
300 SusWrite 388 442
564% 414 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 4K Read 28.9 32
32.5 4K Write 52.2 62.2
26.5 4K Mixed 36.4 41.7
3,118% 39.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28 DQ Read 32 35.5
45.2 DQ Write 67.2 80.6
33.6 DQ Mixed 41.8 45.5
3,829% 47 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
877GB free, PID a37a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 442 449 452 454 454 MB/s
361% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 458
Mixed 439
SusWrite 436
613% 449 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 41.7
3,652% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.7
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 45
4,002% 48.6 MB/s
237GB free, PID a37a
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 433 306 284 357 407 MB/s
341% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 477
Mixed 449
SusWrite 375
601% 443 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 40.2
3,517% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 35.5
DQ Write 80.6
DQ Mixed 45.5
4,421% 53.9 MB/s
702GB free, PID a37a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 440 438 451 446 442 MB/s
332% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 421
Mixed 404
SusWrite 442
581% 424 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 37.1
3,213% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 74
DQ Mixed 43.2
4,108% 50 MB/s
702GB free, PID a37a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 298 298 295 293 298 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 338
Mixed 348
SusWrite 300
459% 341 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 26.5
2,091% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 28
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 33.6
2,784% 35.6 MB/s
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