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Samsung 850 EVO

★★★★★ 4.5 (2,095)
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Samsung 850 EVO ssd
50 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong feature (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th

Cons

  • Below average capacity (26th percentile)
  • Below average speed (30th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '15: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '15: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '15: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '16: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '18: 2.0★ · 1 review22211Q1 '15Q2 '15Q3 '15Q3 '16Q1 '18
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 30.1
Random 43.3
Feature 88.8
Capacity 26
Endurance 64.3
Social Proof 74.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 500
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 540
Sequential Write (MB/s) 520
Random Read (IOPS) 98000
Random Write (IOPS) 90000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Controller Samsung MGX Controller

Reliability

MTBF (hours) 2000000
Warranty (years) 5

vs Competition

Spec Samsung 850 EVO Crucial T710 SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Corsair MP700 Elite Western Digital Black SN850X ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS
Capacity 500GB 2TB 1TB 1TB 1TB 2TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0
Seq Read 540 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 10,000 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,400 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true false true true
Endurance - 1200 TBW 2400 TBW 600 TBW 600 TBW 1480 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Samsung 850 EVO 30.143.388.82664.374.4
Crucial T710 Compare 99.298.897.478.68382.3
SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare 99.699.190.454.898.36.4
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.696.485.454.887.396.3
Western Digital Black SN850X Compare 84.692.293.754.887.996.3
ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare 92.289.593.778.677.282.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $249 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From $249

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (50.2)Budget (53.7)Gaming (33.7)Laptop (47.7)Console (15.8)Portable (12.1)Workstation (50.4)

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