[SOLVED] Samsung 850 EVO endurance and possible upgrades

[xagonyx]

Hello! I've just tested my 250GB Samsung 850 SSD using Magician software and CrystalDiskInfo, here are the results:

Samsung Magician: Drive Health -> 64.2 TB written - Good.
CrystalDiskInfo: Health Status -> Good 82%

1. Should I be worried? I've read on some forums that this drive endurance is about 75TB written (about 10TB left). Is it time to buy another drive?
2. I have a Asus Maximus Hero VII, should I buy an M.2 NVMe or just stick to a high end SATA like 860 Pro, 870 EVO, Crucial MX500?

CrystalDiskMark results:

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CrystalDiskMark 8.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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• MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
• KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes

[Read]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 549.738 MB/s [ 524.3 IOPS] < 15218.76 us>
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 470.212 MB/s [ 448.4 IOPS] < 2226.30 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 237.046 MB/s [ 57872.6 IOPS] < 534.82 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 25.268 MB/s [ 6168.9 IOPS] < 161.16 us>
[Write]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 507.518 MB/s [ 484.0 IOPS] < 16394.57 us>
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 423.230 MB/s [ 403.6 IOPS] < 2466.37 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 138.084 MB/s [ 33711.9 IOPS] < 917.46 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 72.425 MB/s [ 17681.9 IOPS] < 56.00 us>
Profile: Default
Test: 1 GiB (x5) [C: 64% (149/232GiB)]
Mode: [Admin]
Time: Measure 5 sec / Interval 5 sec
Date: 2021/05/31 20:06:10
OS: Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 19042] (x64)

 

[USAFRet]

Samsung Magician: Drive Health -> 64.2 TB written - Good.
CrystalDiskInfo: Health Status -> Good 82%

1. Should I be worried?

No.

Actual tested 'endurance' is often far far more than the warranty number.

From earlier models:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/7173...w-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/3
https://techreport.com/review/26058/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-data-retention-after-600tb/


As always, though...backups. Just in case.

 

[mdd1963]

On the positive side, a new 1 TB Crucial MX500 is only $105 or so these days...

 

[USAFRet]

On the positive side, a new 1 TB Crucial MX500 is only $105 or so these days...

The 1TB 860 EVO is currently $135.
I got one a couple of months ago for $99.

 

[xagonyx]

No.

Actual tested 'endurance' is often far far more than the warranty number.

From earlier models:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/7173...w-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/3
https://techreport.com/review/26058/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-data-retention-after-600tb/


As always, though...backups. Just in case.

Thanks for the answer! I was thinking about buying another SATA SSD just in case. Checking prices on Amazon, I've found:

• Samsung 870 EVO 500GB/1TB $59.99/114.99
• Samsung 860 EVO 500GB/1TB $79.99/134.99

That's weird, shouldn't the 870 cost more than the 860? Is there any difference between them? Which one should I get?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the answer! I was thinking about buying another SATA SSD just in case. Checking prices on Amazon, I've found:

• Samsung 870 EVO 500GB/1TB $59.99/114.99
• Samsung 860 EVO 500GB/1TB $79.99/134.99

That's weird, shouldn't the 870 cost more than the 860? Is there any difference between them? Which one should I get?

Either will work.