AS SSD:
AS SSD is a benchmark designed specifically for solid state drives. The application contains five synthetic tests which are used to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of a drive.
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB |
 Crucial MX500 1TB |
AS SSD also includes a copy benchmark. This test copies an ISO (two large files), program (many small files) and game (small and large files), returning the speed and duration of each.
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB |
 Crucial MX500 1TB |
HD Tune Pro 5.00:
Next, I ran a series of tests using HD Tune Pro. This hard disk utility measures a drive's performance by testing its sequential read and write speeds as well as its access time, burst rate and CPU usage. For this review, I'm also going to use it to benchmark the 860 QVO's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 Crucial MX500 1TB - Read Benchmark |
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Write Benchmark |
 Crucial MX500 1TB - Write Benchmark |
The 860 QVO performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 516.6 MB/s and 254.3 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of 76.2 MB/s when reading.
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Random Access Read |
 Crucial MX500 1TB - Random Access Read |
 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Random Access Write |
 Crucial MX500 1TB - Random Access Write |
When reading 4KB blocks, the 860 QVO reached 25,716 IOPS and had an average speed of 100.456 MB/s. The drive was faster when writing, reaching 27,008 IOPS with an average speed of 105.500 MB/s.
