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Samsung SSD 860 Evo 256GB M.2

 860 Evo 256GB M.2

The Samsung 860 EVO M.2 256GB is a SATA based M.2 SSD. It is positioned below the 860 PRO and uses 3-bit MLC 3D NAND (TLC 64-layer) chips. As a controller Samsung uses its own MJX SSD controller. For more information on the Samsung 860 Evo see our review of the slightly faster 1 TB version.

TypeSSD
SizeM.2
Capacity256 GB
InterfaceSATA III
Announced23.01.2018

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
10.7 pt (12%)
Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive
0.709 -93%
...
8.41 -21%
8.41 -21%
Teclast BD256GB
8.6 -20%
FPT330M8SSD512G
8.98 -16%
Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
9.54 -11%
9.75 -9%
9.93 -7%
Crucial P2 1TB CT1000P2SSD8
10.2 -5%
SK hynix HFB1M8MQ331C0MR
10.4 -3%
Samsung SSD 860 Evo 256GB M.2
10.7
Apple SSD SM0512F
11.2 5%
Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0
11.3 6%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG
11.5 7%
Apple SSD AP0512
11.5 7%
11.7 9%
11.9 11%
12.1 13%
Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G7
12.3 15%
12.5 17%
...
Kingston Fury Renegade G5
87.4 717%
0%
100%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
383.9 MB/s (6%)
AS SSD - Copy Program
377.5 MB/s (14%)
AS SSD - Copy ISO
488.8 MB/s (4%)
AS SSD - Score Total
1200 Points (7%)
AS SSD - Score Write
477 Points (7%)
AS SSD - Score Read
469 Points (7%)
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
0.1 ms (0%)
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
0 ms (0%)
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
331.8 MB/s (6%)
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
372.2 MB/s (7%)
AS SSD - 4K Write
95.8 MB/s (19%)
AS SSD - 4K Read
43.8 MB/s (14%)
AS SSD - Sequential Write
492.8 MB/s (4%)
AS SSD - Sequential Read
526 MB/s (4%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
113.7 MB/s (10%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
44.6 MB/s (1%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
408.1 MB/s (2%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
541 MB/s (6%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
318.8 MB/s (10%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
342.6 MB/s (5%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
517 MB/s (3%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
559 MB/s (3%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
348.2 MB/s (7%)
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
396.9 MB/s (6%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
110 MB/s (25%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
47.5 MB/s (14%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
348 MB/s (6%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
397 MB/s (5%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
489 MB/s (5%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
523 MB/s (7%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
508 MB/s (3%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
551 MB/s (3%)
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
547 MB/s (3%)
- Range of benchmark values
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2021-01-24)