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Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
41 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung MJX Controller |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 860 EVO | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | Lexar NM790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 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 | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 860 EVO | 33.9 | 22.4 | 93.9 | 26.7 | 63.6 | 7.8 | 85.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 99 | 55.3 | 83 | 95.3 | 56.5 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 86.1 | 55.3 | 87.4 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.7 | 93.3 | 89.4 | 55.3 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 49 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 89.7 | 93.3 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 93.9 | 95.3 | 50 |
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