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Samsung SSD 860 Evo 256GB M.2

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
11.8 pt (16%)
64 GB eMMC Flash
2.32 -80%
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FPT310M8SSD512G
9.26 -22%
Netac NS512GSSD330
9.4 -20%
Teclast BD256GB
9.69 -18%
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ1
9.89 -16%
FPT330M8SSD512G
9.99 -15%
Apple SSD AP0256
10.2 -14%
Samsung SSD PM871b MZNLN256HAJQ
10.7 -9%
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
10.9 -8%
Samsung SSD 860 Evo 512GB
11.1 -6%
Samsung SSD 860 Evo 256GB M.2
11.8
SK hynix HFB1M8MQ331C0MR
12 2%
Crucial P2 1TB CT1000P2SSD8
12.3 4%
Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0
12.8 8%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG
13.5 14%
Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNS128G
13.7 16%
Intel SSD 600p SSDPEKKW512G7
14.3 21%
Apple SSD SM0512F
14.5 23%
Silicon Power SP128GIMEA3K5EV0
14.5 23%
Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNT256G
14.6 24%
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Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB MZVL72T0HDLB
71.7 508%
0%
100%
AS SSD - Copy Game
383.9 MB/s (6%)
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AS SSD - Copy Program
377.5 MB/s (14%)
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AS SSD - Copy ISO
488.8 MB/s (4%)
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AS SSD - Score Total
1200 Points (11%)
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AS SSD - Score Write
477 Points (8%)
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AS SSD - Score Read
469 Points (2%)
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
0.1 ms (0%)
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
0 ms (0%)
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
331.8 MB/s (7%)
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
372.2 MB/s (11%)
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AS SSD - 4K Write
95.8 MB/s (26%)
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AS SSD - 4K Read
43.8 MB/s (14%)
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AS SSD - Sequential Write
492.8 MB/s (6%)
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AS SSD - Sequential Read
526 MB/s (5%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
113.7 MB/s (10%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
44.6 MB/s (1%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
408.1 MB/s (2%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
541 MB/s (7%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
318.8 MB/s (10%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
342.6 MB/s (5%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
517 MB/s (5%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
559 MB/s (4%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8
348.2 MB/s (7%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8
396.9 MB/s (6%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
110 MB/s (26%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
47.5 MB/s (14%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
348 MB/s (7%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
397 MB/s (7%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
489 MB/s (6%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
523 MB/s (9%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
508 MB/s (5%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
551 MB/s (4%)
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
547 MB/s (4%)
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