Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 SATA Review: Fast, Affordable Solid State Storage

Name: Samsung SSD 860 EVO
Brand: Samsung

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT

Performance Summary: Like its MLC-based counterpart, the Samsung SSD 860 PRO, the SSD 860 EVO with its TLC NAND is among the highest-performing SATA-based solid state drives we have tested to date. The Samsung SSD 860 EVO didn't lead the pack across our suite of benchmarks, but overall performance across a variety of tests was strong and the drive consistently finished at (or near) the top of the charts. The 860 EVO's sequential transfers and access times are some of the best we’ve seen from a SATA-based drive, the drive led across the board in IOMeter along with the 860 PRO, and it put up strong 4K transfers as well relatively to competing offerings.

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The Samsung SSD 860 EVO is available in a variety of capacities, depending on the form factor, at prices ranging from about $95 for a 250GB drive on up to approximately $1,400 for a 4TB model. At those prices, which equate to about $0.27 - $0.34 per gigabyte, the Samsung SSD 860 EVO is among the most affordable, high-performance SATA-based solid state drives on the market. The drives also carry a solid 5 year warranty and have good endurance rating, though endurance is no nearly as high as the more expensive SSD 860 Pro. And of course, one must also consider that for a slightly larger investment, higher performing NVMe-based solid state drives are available, if your system supports the technology.

When all is said and done, if you're in need of fast, SATA-based solid state storage, the Samsung SSD 860 EVO is an excellent choice that’s available in variety of form factors and capacities to suite almost every type of system.


Strong Performance Good Endurance Rating 5 Year Warranty Competitive Pricing	SATA Is Old Hat NVMe M.2 Drives Not Much More Expensive

Tags: Samsung, SSD, Storage, SATA, m.2, 860 evo

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com