Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Samsung
61 Overall Score
vs
394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

394HB
82 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

88 out of 100 medium confidence 14 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive, praising the drive as a great upgrade from HDDs, with fast performance and good value. Some note trade-offs like shorter lifespan and warranty compared to TLC drives, but find it acceptable for their use cases. A few Q&A responses raise concerns about value and compatibility, but overall sentiment is very favorable.

Pros
  • Fast performance
  • Great upgrade from HDD
  • Good value for capacity
  • Reliable Samsung brand
  • Easy installation
Cons
  • Shorter lifespan than TLC
  • Shorter warranty than EVO
  • Requires mounting bracket
  • Value questioned at same price as EVO
👍 Performance 5
🤔 Value for money 4
👍 Reliability 3
👎 Lifespan 2
👍 Compatibility 2
👍 Installation 2

394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

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Scores

Laptop
Samsung
54
394HB
86
Gaming
Samsung
46
394HB
82
Console
Samsung
23
394HB
80
Workstation
Samsung
50
394HB
75
Budget
Samsung
74
394HB
71
Portable
Samsung
15
394HB
23

Specifications

Samsung 860 QVO394HB 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
7,400
Sequential Write (MB/s)
520
6,800
Random Read (IOPS)
96,000
1,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)
89,000
1,300,000
Hardware
NANDQLCTLC★
DRAM Cache✓★✗
Controller—E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
360
50
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✗
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (69th percentile)
  • Below average speed (34th percentile)

394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: 394HB 4TB SSD

Scores 82 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

Samsung 860 QVO Better at:

Budget

394HB 4TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation