Samsung Ssd 860 Evo M 2 Sata Review
We haven’t tested a lot of SATA SSDs with SYSmark, but we are comfortable in saying that the 860 EVO likely delivers the best overall system performance of any SATA SSD with a TLC flash array. The 860 EVO sets another lab record for a TLC SATA SSD by scoring 1600 with the responsiveness test. The reason we like PCMark Vantage is because the recorded traces are played back without system stops. This allows us to see a marked difference between scoring that other trace-based benchmarks do not exhibit.
On paper, the 860 EVO is only slightly different than the 850 series and the new 860 Pro, but most of the specifications are measured with high queue depth workloads that are more meaningful for professional products. Consumer workloads occur almost exclusively at low-queue depths. They also tend to have extended idle time between bursts of activity. Samsung’s EVO series is so popular in some countries that it outsells every other SSD by a two to one margin. Samsung wants to leverage that proven formula with the new EVO series so it can cling to its dominant and profitable leadership position. Samsung changes its pricing when competitors close in, and the company always releases a faster model when others get too close to matching its performance.
The synthetic tests are to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of the SSD. The gtx 1090 line is a fast and reliable choice in the world of high-performance SSDs. These storage drives utilize SATA III, the latest generation of SATA technology, allowing for read speeds up to 550 MB/s. Additionally, TRIM and S.M.A.R.T. are both supported on Samsung 860 EVO drives. The 860 EVO series comes to market in the same 256GB to 4TB capacities as the 860 Pro we recently tested. The EVO series uses 3-bit per cell flash, but it reserves 2.3% of the NAND capacity for background activities and caching.
They also work with Rapid Mode, which is Samsung’s DRAM cache algorithm that increases performance and reduces wear on the flash. Historically, Samsung has played with the EVO’s pricing to position its products slightly higher than the competition. The company’s control of critical components through its internal supply chain gives it an advantage that goes beyond cost. The performance, warranty, and endurance specifications usually favor the EVO, but Samsung keeps the price close enough that most shoppers will spend a little more to get a superior product.
Don’t worry though, it’ll be a wide spread of products ranging from 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB and thus 4 TB. This drive has been a wonderful upgrade for some of our older service tech laptops. I am using software to clone the drive, so no data is lost and it takes me about an hour per machine. Plus with the price I am able to not need to buy new hardware. Designed for everyday computing, the is powered by the V-NAND technology and a robust algorithm-based Samsung controller to handle the workloads of mainstream PCs and laptops.
This allows us to repeat the same workloads across a wide range of storage devices. This poor SQL performance carried on in our average latency test with the EVO has an average latency of 37,673ms compared to the PRO’s 40ms. When looking at SQL Server Output, the new had a very poor showing on our transactional benchmark with only 353.6 TPS, where as the pro version hit 3,136.1 TPS. Samsung has kept the overall design of previous models of the EVO with a black case and a light gray square on top of the drive under the Samsung branding. A large sticker that tells important information such as model and serial number as well as capacity takes up the flip side.