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Mixed results...

Those are awful low scores for a Samsung 860 EVO. Is you BIOS set to use AHCI mode? If not don't change it because your system won't boot if you change it. You'd probably have to set it for AHCI mode and completely reinstalled your OS to fix the speeds.

Or, you don't have Rapid Mode turned on in Samsung Magician.

I just read that the M.2 sata cards are about as fast as an ssd, whereas the M.2 pcie cards are super fast. I'm guessing mine must be sata. I will find out.

Rapid mode can be turned on in the Samsung control panel.

Rapid mode off

Rapid mode on

oK i HAVE A LAPTOP it is almost three years old I don't know what type of ssd I have how do I find out. if i have a rapid mode or not, and how do I find out if it is on?

You can look in the Device Manager under Disk Drives.

How do I turn on Rapid mode on a Sandisk.

Well, as far as I know, rapid mode translates to AHCI mode. It is set in BIOS, and if it is not on, you can't turn it on without a reinstall.  If you do, windows won't boot.

OOPS, I missed that Samsung has a rapid mode. I wasn't aware. What software is needed for that?

Samsung Magician, not sure if its true for all Samsung SSD Model.

Thank you,

Basj,

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Samsung Magician

https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/

Sandisk SSD Dashboard

https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15108/~/sandisk-ssd-dashboard-support-information

I don't know if it has Rapid mode. Might be called something else.

Thanks! Downloaded and installed. Does not appear (as far as I can tell) that there is a rapid mode setting. But then my SSDs have seemed lightning fast compared to my old hard drives.

My M.2 is so early it's not supported by the Magician....

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Albert

Going to an SSD is probably the most day and night upgrade you can get on a PC if you have been using an HDD this entire time.