Top Two Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD Cloning Software

About Samsung 860 EVO SSD

Samsung 860 EVO, as the next generation of 850 EVO, is good at consumer workloads and often has a higher burst speed in a short time. Its read and write speeds are 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s while the random performance tops out at 98,000/90,000 read/write IOP.

It comes to market in 256GB to 4TB capacities with three different form factors, including 2.5", M.2 2280 (SATA) and mSATA models. The third model has been ignored by most companies, with only Samsung and Mushkin still updating it. 1TB EVO for under $110 or a 2TB model for $200 or less is a really good choice.

However, with the internal supply chain and V-NAND technology advantage waning, it is more difficult for the 860 EVO to stand out on performance alone. And the SATA interface directly limits the performance ceiling. So, Samsung also made some other breakthroughs:

• The 860 EVO series uses 3-bit per cell (TLC) flash, but reserves 2.3% of the NAND capacity for background activities and caching. It compensates for TLC's lower native write performance.
• The 860 EVO series uses a new MJX controller, which supports low-power DDR4 memory.
• The 860 EVO series write endurance is up to 150TB per 250GB of usable capacity that could top the consumer SSD market.
• The 860 EVO series comes with standard five-year warranty.

In addition, Samsung claims its fourth-generation 64-layer V-NAND is 30% more energy efficient than its 48-layer predecessor and the program time is 1.5X faster than 850 EVO.

Does Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD Come with Cloning Software?

Samsung 860 EVO is a great choice for common users and affords the workloads well at the low-queue depths. In order to enjoy its high performance or high capacity, you can't do without the help of cloning software.

The good news is Samsung 860 EVO comes with Samsung Data Migration, which helps to migrate all the data including the operating system, application software, and user data from the current storage device to a new Samsung SSD. For example, clone 250GB SSD to Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD. If not, you still can download it from the official site.

In addition, you still can use third-party SSD cloning software like AOMEI Backupper Professional as Samsung 860 EVO 1TB cloning software. It not only supports cloning SSD to Samsung SSD, but also to WD SSD, Seagate SSD, SanDisk SSD, etc. And you can enjoy the following excellent features:

• Intelligent Clone: It clones only used sectors from one hard drive to another one and offers you more space. It helps alleviate low disk space warning to some extent.
• SSD Alignment: It works only for SSD disk and helps to further improve SSD disk performance.
• Edit Partitions: It allows you to adjust partition size manually or let it fit on new Samsung 860 EVO SSD automatically. So you will not have the bad experience with cloned SSD shows wrong size. And it also helps to convert MBR disk to GPT or vice versa.

How to Use Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD Cloning Software

Both Samsung Data Migration and AOMEI Backupper Professional can be regarded as Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD cloning software and helps you to clone 250GB SSD to Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD internal drive successfully. But there are some differences in the following:

• Samsung Data Migration only migrate OS and data on the system disk. And the target disk requires to be any Samsung SSD.
• AOMEI Backupper Professional works with all SSD disk brands and has more useful features to make the cloning process more intelligent.

Then, select one of the method below and follow the steps carefully.

Way 1: Clone 250GB SSD to Samsung 860 EVO 1TB with Samsung Data Migration

1. Connect Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD to SATA connection on the motherboard and a power supply cable is required.

2.  Start your computer, and initialize your SSD disk, then create a new partition on it. Once done, your computer will recognize and display it in Windows Explorer.

3. Search Samsung Data Migration or click its desktop shortcut to open it. It will automatically scan and select the disk with OS as the source disk. Select the Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD as the target disk.

4. Confirm you select the correct source and target disk and click Start to clone 250GB SSD to Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD. Click Yes to confirm you want to start the cloning process.

Notes:

• Please don’t disconnect the disk while cloning is in process. Otherwise your data may be deleted.
• It does not clone open files.
• You may encounter Samsung Data Migration not responding in cloning or similar errors like Samsung Data Migration does not start, etc. 

Way 2: Clone 250GB SSD to Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD with AOMEI Backupper

1. Connect the Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD and make it recognized in Windows. Then, download, install and launch AOMEI Backupper Professional. Select Clone and Disk Clone in order.

Tip: You can also choose to perform system clone and gain more capacity.

2. By default, this software will automatically scan all the available disks and list them in the corresponding page. Select your current storage device (Here is 250GB SSD) and Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD. Please remember to click Next in each step.

3. Check SSD Alignment to improve Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD performance. To make full use of the disk space, click Edit Partitions and select Add unused space to all partitions or Manually adjust partition size. Click Start Clone to start the Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD cloning software.

Notes:

• SSD Alignment: It also helps to prolong SSD’s lifespan.
• Edit Partitions: It also helps to clone MBR disk to GPT without boot issues or vice versa.
• Sector by sector clone: Just leave it uncheck. Otherwise, the Edit Partitions will become unavailable.

Summary

Samsung Data Migration and AOMEI Backupper can be a great Samsung 860 EVO 1TB cloning software. Considering compatibility and intelligence, the second one will be a better choice.

It works well with all brands of SSD disks and allows you to make the cloning process more smoothly with its intelligent cloning features. For server users, try AOMEI Backupper Server.