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Samsung 860 EVO
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
33 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average speed (33rd 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 | MJX |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 860 EVO | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Western Digital Black SN850X | Lexar NM790 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 SHPP41-2000GM-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | false | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 860 EVO | 32.8 | 21.8 | 93.8 | 25.9 | 56.5 | 9.2 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.5 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.6 | 83 | 95.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 54.6 | 87.3 | 95.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.7 | 92.2 | 93.8 | 54.6 | 87.9 | 95.6 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 88.8 | 92.2 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 SHPP41-2000GM-2 Compare | 82.5 | 96.4 | 93.8 | 78.4 | 86 | 50.6 |
Price
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