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Samsung 860 EVO
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 150 TBW
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
- Below average speed (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 98000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | MJX |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 150 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 860 EVO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 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 | 550 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 150 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 600 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 860 EVO | 33.4 | 44.1 | 93.9 | 12.5 | 28.5 | 82.6 | 88 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 82.6 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 0 | 80.5 | 52.9 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 0 | 98.9 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 78.9 | 86.8 | 95.5 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 0 | 90.7 | 24.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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