INNOVATIVE V-NAND TECHNOLOGY: Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 860 EVO SSD offers optimized performance for everyday computing as well as rendering large-sized 4K videos and 3D data used by the latest applications
ENHANCED READ WRITE SPEEDS: Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 97,000 IOPS Random Read
SECURE ENCRYPTION: Protect data by selecting security options, including AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption compliant with TCG Opal and IEEE 1667
COMPATIBILITY: Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Server 2003 (32 bit and 64 bit), Vista (SP1 and above), XP (SP2 and above), MAC OSX and Linux
INCLUDED CONTENTS: M.2 SATA (6 Gb/s) SSD & User Manual (All other cables, screws, brackets not included); Operating temperature 0 to 70 degree Celsius
GC (Garbage Collection): Auto Garbage Collection Algorithm
WWN Support: World Wide Name supported
Device Sleep Mode Support: Yes
Management SW: Magician Software for SSD management
Environmental
Power Consumption (Active)
Average: 3.0W Maximum: 4.5W (Burst mode)
Operating Temperature
0°C ~ +70°C
Max Shock Resistance
1,500G & 0.5 ms (Half sine)
Dimensions & Weight
Height
2.30mm
Width
22.00mm
Depth
80.00mm
Weight
80.00g
Additional Information
Date First Available
September 11, 2019
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Verified Owner
I love this SSD2/28/2018 4:16:59 PM
Pros: Fastest SATA SSD right now
Extreme longevity 600TBW
Cons: More expensive then other SATA SSDs
Overall Review: This SSD is fantastic, I notice zero real world difference between this and my NVMe setup (950 Pro) games load in the same time. Seriously no difference. If you are looking for an SSD this is the one to get.
Unless you are doing some kinda file server you won’t see a difference vs an NVMe Drive.
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Verified Owner
Great little drive!2/8/2019 11:24:24 AM
Pros: Boots faster than a new discrete "ADATA" SSD did (which had boot recognition issues so I made it a secondary drive). Seems to not run very hot; monitoring before and after temps of the MB in that area, its only on avg. 1 degree hotter. I did boost up the RPM profile of the two front fans, which helped with air flow over it.
Has nice free software (downloadable from their site). The boot drive cloning function worked flawlessly. Although this model was not listed as supported by the drive cloning software in their documentation ("SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280"), it actually is supported... probably came out later and they forgot to add it to the list.
Cons: Not really the M2's fault, but anyway: Many MB's like my Asus B450 ROG require that this SATA type be in a particular M2 slot closer to the CPU, which was right next to the video card (the second, easy-to-get-to M2 slot did not support SATA). So the video card needed to be removed before installing, and that meant all the MB's screws had to come out so the MB would slide back enough for the card to be removed without stressing the MB too much ;) . A "1 minute" job turns into half an hour and 70-80 swear words.
Overall Review: You will need a magnetic small screw driver, or tape the screw to the head of the driver before attempting to screw the M2 down. That tiny little ...thing... will cause you a lot of grief if you don't. Mine didn't come with a screw.. but the MB did so I was OK. The problem is, its so small it can get stuck anywhere if it floats around on the MB and be very difficult to see. Visions of lifting a full tower build upside down and shaking it to get a tiny invisible deadly screw out.
You may need to insure all your SATA cables for other drives are plugged into the lowest numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. SATA ports on the MB ( lower numbers are usually towards the left of the block)... so the highest numbered slots are kept open (SATA M2's apparently use them up even though they have their own edge connector). Guess what: Video card in the way again... ;)
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Verified Owner
The solid state drive that works flawlessly !6/21/2018 4:46:48 PM
Pros: Fantastic boot load time.
Applications and games load instantly.
Cons: Took two hours to figure out to install. This was my first time installing a M2 chip.
Overall Review: Put this into an old laptop (Asus Zenbook X31A). Required an adapter also purchased from Newegg (ZTC Thunder Board NGFF M.2 M or B Key SSD to 18Pin). What a difference in speed for this laptop. Boot from cold start to login screen about 5 seconds. Seems like it utilizes more power (can that be?) as the battery life seems a little worse, but totally worth it. Completely revitalized this old laptop.
Pros: - Works exactly as intended. Has claimed storage, access speed, and ATA secure erase features.
Cons: None
Overall Review: - It's a bit hard to handle the screw for M.2. Not a con for this product in particular, but a drawback of M.2 drives in general.
- Note that this SSD may render some SATA ports unusable. Read your motherboard's manual.
Pros: Fastest SATA SSD right now Extreme longevity 600TBW
Cons: More expensive then other SATA SSDs
Overall Review: This SSD is fantastic, I notice zero real world difference between this and my NVMe setup (950 Pro) games load in the same time. Seriously no difference. If you are looking for an SSD this is the one to get. Unless you are doing some kinda file server you won’t see a difference vs an NVMe Drive.