Testseek.co.uk have collected 230 expert reviews of the Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Evo Series SATA600 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung 2.5 inch 850 Evo Series SATA600.
December 2014
(89%)
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The editors liked
Consistently fast performance across all workloads
Low launch price
Only ~20% more than the previous generation's current price
Improved performance in high queue depth tests
RAPID Technology
3D VNAND
5 year warranty
6.8mm Height
The largest consumer SSD
The fastest consumer SSD
Massive spare and SLC area
The best SATA SSD
Samsung SATA (high) performance
Low cost
Support for Magician and Rapid Mode
Consistent performance
– 5 year warranty
Mediocre
The technology is “top end” but limited by the SATA3 (6GB/s) interface
Blistering speeds
5 Year Warrany
Slimline
Mammoth 2TB capacity
Almost matches Pro drive for speed
The editors didn't like
Performance delta between 850 Evo and 840 Evo is small
Score
8 / 10
Not much faster than an 840 EVO in some tests
Pricing
Low warrantied endurance rating
Limited availability
Single and low capacity (at the time of writing)
Reduced warranty compared to 850 EVO
Bit too expensive to “compete” with other brands
– Not much of a jump “if any” from the original 840 EVO
Excellent write performance (when in TurboWrite SLC mode), Excellent IOPS performance, especially in the higher capacities, Improved TLC write speeds, thanks to VNAND
Smaller capacity models launching at a relatively high cost/GB
PROS:Excellent write performance (when in TurboWrite SLC mode)Excellent IOPS performance, especially in the higher capacitiesImproved TLC write speeds, thanks to VNANDCONS:Smaller capacity models launching at a relatively high cost/GBPricing and Availabil...
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths, Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths, Outstanding 4k random reading performance at very low queue depths, S
Nothing to mention.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths.Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depth...
Outstanding 552/532 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Random 4K read/writes produced 86,192 IOPS, 32layer 3D VNAND Flash delivers double the endurance, Native write acceleration – no compression used, Samsung 3core MEX controller supports TRIM, NCQ, and Mi
Expensive enthusiast product
Our first rating is performance, which compares how effective the Samsung SSD 850 EVO performs in benchmark operations against competing SATA-based solid state drive storage solutions. For reference, Samsung specifications suggest 540 MB/s maximum reads...
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Published: 2014-12-08, Author: Victor , review by: Bjorn3d.com
The 840 EVO was a great drive from Samsung and the 850 EVO just made it even better. The switch to the 3D NAND brings not just added performance improvement but more importantly higher endurance and lower power consumption. Samsung also sweetens the deal...
As we touched on earlier, the 4TB 850 EVO is proof that the SATA III interface has not been fully exploited as we so often hear. Samsung found a way to take what we feel is the best performing line of SATA III SSDs, their EVO Series, and make it even fa...
Samsung currently dominates the SSD market, and it's clear why that is the case. The 850 EVO offers performance parity with the 850 PRO at nearly half the price, and in fact, is closer to a performance SSD in its performance than it is to a “value” line S...
"Samsung's dominance of the SSD world appears unshaken."...
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Published: 2015-07-07, Author: Jon , review by: tweaktown.com
Abstract: The day is coming sooner rather than later when all but long-term cold storage will be solid-state. Soon every PC will ship with an SSD onboard. Today, Samsung hits a new milestone by delivering the first ever 2TB consumer SSD's. This high capacity is fac...
Excellent performance, Great warranty conditions, Great bundled Magician software
More expensive than competitors, Competition also from cheaper high-end drives, Magician only on Windows
Are you looking for a new SSD? Then yes, you should probably buy the 850 Evo. It's not quite as suited to high-end or business users as the 850 Pro because it lacks that 10-year warranty, but is otherwise largely similar in its performance figures — espec...
