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SSD 860 QVO 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 184% (1st of 639)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB
Poor: 98%Average: 184% Great: 227%

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB averaged 83.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 37.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 30.4MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 254MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 1184%
Min Avg Max
42.7 Read 254 394
42.8 Write 240 397
42.5 Mixed 219 358
43.3 SusWrite 224 394
317% 234 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 19.7 24.9
16.7 4K Write 30.4 59.8
14.7 4K Mixed 23 32.2
1,888% 24.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 DQ Read 22.4 28.8
17.7 DQ Write 37.2 73.9
15.1 DQ Mixed 26.6 37.3
2,253% 28.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
615GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 394 391 393 388 391 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 358
Write 354
Mixed 316
SusWrite 391
486% 355 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 22.6
1,714% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 22.8
1,740% 23.2 MB/s
899GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 382 379 378 392 394 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 341
Write 334
Mixed 302
SusWrite 383
466% 340 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 22.1
1,684% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 22.8
1,744% 23.3 MB/s
483GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 288 309 313 325 328 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 287
Write 284
Mixed 266
SusWrite 309
393% 286 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 23.4
1,830% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 28.6
DQ Mixed 24.8
1,892% 24.6 MB/s
205GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 213 83 82 82 82 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 336
Write 316
Mixed 294
SusWrite 155
363% 275 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 22.6
1,723% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 22.8
1,757% 23.4 MB/s
336GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 228 228 172 84 84 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 218
Mixed 221
SusWrite 171
286% 213 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 22.7
1,730% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 28.6
DQ Mixed 24.4
1,884% 24.9 MB/s
871GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 16 16 16 17 MB/s
48% Average
Read 35.5
Write 32.2
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 16
38% 28.5 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 9.1
756% 10.2 MB/s
DQ Read 10.1
DQ Write 15.1
DQ Mixed 12
959% 12.4 MB/s
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