General Information for Samsung Hard Drives
Samsung 860 EVO. SSD capacity: 2 TB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 550 MB/s, Write speed: 520 MB/s, Data transfer rate: 6 Gbit/s, Component for: PC/Laptop
860 EVO
The SSD to trustThe newest edition to the worlds best-selling SATA SSD series, the Samsung 860 EVO. Specially designed for mainstream PCs and laptops, with the latest V-NAND and a robust algorithm-based controller, this fast and reliable SSD comes in a wide range of compatible form factors and capacities.
Enhanced performanceSpeeds are more consistent, even with heavy workloads and multi-tasks. The 860 EVO performs at sequential writes up to 520 MB/s with Intelligent TurboWrite technology, and sequential reads up to 550 MB/s. The TurboWrite buffer size* is upgraded from 12 GB to 78 GB for faster file transfer.
Boosted enduranceSafely store and render large sized 4K videos and 3D data used by the latest applications, up to 8x higher TBW (Terabytes Written) than the previous 850 EVO. The latest V-NAND technology gives you up to 2,400 TBW, or is backed by a 5-year limited warranty.
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Smart compatibilityBenefit from faster, more fluid communication with your host system. The refined ECC algorithm and a new MJX controller generate higher speeds, and the improved queued trim enhances Linux compatibility. Our advanced engineering makes the 860 EVO more compatible with your computing system.
Multi form factorsWhatever size your computer needs, there is an 860 EVO for you. Choose among the 2.5-inch size for desktop PCs and laptops, and the SATA-based M.2 (2280) or the mSATA for ultra-slim computing devices. 860 EVO
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860 EVO, 2TB, 2.5", SATA 6GB/s, 3D V-NAND
Samsung 860 EVO. SSD capacity: 2 TB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 550 MB/s, Write speed: 520 MB/s, Data transfer rate: 6 Gbit/s, Component for: PC/Laptop
Initial Release Date: 06/12/2017
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Samsung 860 EVO 2 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III MLC MZ-76E2T0B/EU Reviews
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on expertreviews.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 09 April 2021
Not even when Crucial and Toshiba had started producing their own 3D NAND could any commercially available drive really challenge the 850 Evo. In fact, it’s only with the brand-new Crucial MX500 that Samsung has really faced a true fight. It’s just as wel...
+Significant power savings, Five-year warranty, Very fast-High priceSamsung retains its crown as the maker of the best mainstream, TLC-based SATA SSD on the market. However, the competition is now greater than in the 850 Evo's heyday, and for most people, the premium demanded by the 860 Evo simply won't be worth it, as th...
Adam - 5 out of 5 Reviewed on itpro.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2019
Storage is an often-overlooked part of computing. The speed of your hard drive can make a big difference to how fast your computer feels, particularly when it comes to booting up and opening apps. SSDs have played a huge part in making devices feel snappy...
Tomas - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2018
The supply of SSDs remains high and prices are falling again: it is high time for a new comparison test. You can read it here, based on a completely new test setup, with which we can test SSDs even better than before. We scored 67 models in this test, inc...
Now that the prices of SSDs are starting to fall again, the competition is starting to take off again. Especially the new models from Crucial and Samsung bring some life back to the business, which was badly needed in this market. Last year there were few...
James - 5 out of 5 Reviewed on itpro.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2018
Sign up for our daily newsletterEven if Samsung's smartphones tend to play second fiddle to the ever-popular iPhone, the Korean firm looks an awful lot like the best in the world at consumer-grade storage. Besides the 960 Pro and 960 Evo setting the sta...
+Exceptionally fast, Long lifespan, Reasonable price-Modest sequential write speed increaseFinally, we have a worthy alternative to the 850 Evo, and it's the very SSD intended to replace it. Whether you're planning a new PC build or switching from solely mechanical storage for the first time, there's no contest: the Samsung 860 Evo is the be...
Tomas - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 02 April 2018
After more than three years, the popular Samsung 850 Evo and Pro sata-ssd's finally get a successor. Samsung introduces today 860 Evo and 860 Pro, combining a new controller with brand new 64 layer V-NAND memory from their own factory. Is there still roo...
The Samsung 860 Evo and 860 Pro are among the fastest sata-ssd's of today. Whether by accident or not, any record that the Crucial MX500 series set last weekend, was broken again by the 860 Pro. While the differences in most tests remain very limited, the...
Dave - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on pcgamesn.com in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2018
There's a hard speed limit imposed upon the hoary ol' SATA connection… 600MB/s and no further. That's as fast as the latest iteration of the storage interface can go; if you want faster then you've got to switch to PCIe-connected NVMe drives. For Samsung'...
It's tough to argue against the Samsung 860 EVO now being the go-to SATA SSD on the market. The 32p/GB price tag of this 500GB drive means it isn't the best-value SSD you'll pick up today, but given it's sporting an unprecedented level of endurance the 86...
Kevin - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on techradar.com in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2018
The Samsung 860 Evo has one of the world's hardest acts to follow: the massively popular Samsung 850 Evo. Since it released in December 2014, the 850 Evo has enjoyed its placed in prominence, thanks to its blistering speeds, tested endurance and impeccabl...
+Small, but noticeable speed increases, Quadrupled endurance-SATA 3 protocol limits maximum potentialThe Samsung 860 Evo is an undeniably better series of solid-state drives than their predecessors. They achieve noticeably faster speeds and offer quadruple the endurance. While we struggled to see the 860 Pro as a noteworthy upgrade, Samsung has brought i...
Chris - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on tomshardware.com in the United Kingdom on 08 February 2018
Today we're looking at the new 860 EVO to see how Samsung improved on the world's best-selling SSD. We'll also compare it to the new lineup of scrappy competitors that spurred the company to finally bring a new series to market.Samsung's EVO series is so...
The big question is if we will go another four long years recommending a new EVO over other SATA SSDs. To answer that question, we'll have to see what happens as the 860 series matures. The 860 EVO's performance is very strong, but it has a few weak point...
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on vortez.net in the United Kingdom on 03 February 2018
Read on to find our verdict on Samsung's latest and greatestSamsung on the Evo:The newest edition to the world's best-selling SATA SSD series, the Samsung EVO Specially designed for mainstream...
+Stylish and simple design, 4TB capacity available, Great performance (even faster than claimed), 5 Year warranty, Good endurance, Neutral, - Still pricey when compared to similar drives-After putting the 860 Evo through our test suite, the results are great. We saw it struggle in the random read test in AIDA64, but other than that, everything was way up there, even sometimes beating its more expensive brother, the 860 Pro; let it be note...
Simon - 4.25 out of 5 Reviewed on kitguru.net in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018
Samsung has been very quiet on the SSD front lately, but all that has changed with the launch of the SSD860 series of drives aimed at the consumer market space – the successor to the popular SSD850 series.The SSD860 EVO uses Samsung's latest 64-layer 3-bi...
Andrew - 4.6 out of 5 Reviewed on techteamgb.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018
Want one? Amazon: prourls.co/q18b Samsung are known for making some great drives, and this is no exception. The new 860 EVO is a fast, reliable SSD that you can now get in up to 4TB varieties! Products shown provided by: Samsung - Patreon: www.patreon.com...
Mark - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on techadvisor.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018
At close to three times the speed of spinning rust the SATA SSD also uses less power, is lighter, silent, and connects using a port that all desktop systems come with as standard. Samsung makes a wide range of these devices, with the Evo series sitting in...
If you've got an NVMe PCI M.2 port on your system you'll probably want Samsung's 960 Evo in that form factor, but for everyone else the SATA model the new Evo is an excellent option.It's not substantially quicker than the model it replaces, but the extend...
Peter - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018
The Samsung 850 Evo has been a favourite SATA SSD for some time, smartly combining excellent performance with a great price. Now, Samsung is back with an updated version, the 860 Evo, which improves on the original and bumps up maximum storage to a whoppi...
With the 860 Evo, Samsung has managed to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the ageing SATA 6Gbits/sec interface. If you have a computer with a more modern NVMe interface, you'll achieve better performance by buying a drive to match, such as th...