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Samsung 860 Pro 512GB SATA III 2.5"

★★★★★ 4.8 (3,346)
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND MLC
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB SATA III 2.5" ssd
46 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong feature (86th percentile) 86th

Cons

  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average capacity (34th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has improved over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '18: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '22: 5.0★ · 1 review111111Q4 '18Q2 '19Q1 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q4 '22
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 38.1
Random 22.2
Feature 85.6
Capacity 34.2
Endurance 14.5
Social Proof 95.2

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 512
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 560
Sequential Write (MB/s) 530

Hardware

NAND MLC
Controller MJX

Features

Heatsink No
Hardware Encryption Yes

vs Competition

Spec Samsung 860 Pro Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Lexar NM1090 PRO Crucial T705 fanxiang S910 Pro-2TB
Capacity 512GB 8TB 4TB 4TB 1TB 2TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 560 MB/s 7,200 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 14,000 MB/s 13,600 MB/s 14,000 MB/s
Nand Type MLC TLC TLC SLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache - true true true true true
Endurance - 4800 TBW 4000 TBW 2800 TBW 600 TBW 1400 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Samsung 860 Pro 38.122.285.634.214.595.2
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare 8795.993.598.187.995.2
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare 99.498.790.492.593.486.8
Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare 97.998.197.392.574.757.1
Crucial T705 Compare 96.697.699.754.982.744.6
fanxiang S910 Pro-2TB Compare 96.880.797.378.389.438.5

Price

Value & Pricing

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Usage Scores

Overall (46.2)Budget (63.9)Gaming (33.6)Laptop (47.6)Console (17.6)Portable (13.7)Workstation (41.9)

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