Samsung

MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB

MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -4%Read -1%, Write 1%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite -31%Peak Score -4%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite -19%Value & Sentiment -146%User Rating -14%, Market Share -278%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 8%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed 15%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Average Bench: 95.8% (276^th of 1072)

Based on 10,917 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN256HMHQ-00000

Poor: 68%Average: 95.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB averaged just 4.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 299MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 46.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 226MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 353MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,917 samples)

Rank 27695.8%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 451	502
286	Write 409	480
252	Mixed 353	396
96.5	SusWrite 226	324
80.7% 360 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 36.7	46.2
43.5	4K Write 84.1	112
24.2	4K Mixed 46.9	60.8
160% 55.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
267	DQ Read 349	384
103	DQ Write 285	345
147	DQ Mixed 299	358
229% 311 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NOR-User, 18 days ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 306 308 307 310 311 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 366

SusWrite 318

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 79.4

4K Mixed 50.2

160% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 353

266% 357 MB/s

DNK-User, 1 day ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 314 313 315 318 312 MB/s

96.9% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 369

SusWrite 325

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 63.2

4K Mixed 42.6

140% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 326

245% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 9 days ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 188 183 177 176 178 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 372

SusWrite 201

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 59.8

4K Mixed 41.3

135% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 320

243% 327 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 days ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 89 88 87 87 85 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 378

SusWrite 116

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 64

4K Mixed 43.4

142% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 344

262% 353 MB/s

DZA-User, 17 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 203 192 191 188 182 MB/s

74.2% Very good

Write 392

Mixed 350

SusWrite 194

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 49.4

4K Mixed 34.9

111% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 231

174% 234 MB/s

FRA-User, 15 days ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 190 189 192 181 180 MB/s

73.7% Very good

Write 379

Mixed 338

SusWrite 198

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 46.6

4K Mixed 29.3

98% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 348

262% 349 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 hrs ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 89 87 89 85 83 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 391

Mixed 332

SusWrite 115

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 51.6

4K Mixed 35.9

114% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 309

233% 312 MB/s

TUR-User, 9 days ago.

178GB free

Firmware: MAV2100Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 307 316 325 324 321 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 376

Mixed 323

SusWrite 318

77% 340 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 21.1

4K Mixed 20.8

58% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 357

256% 327 MB/s

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16JB

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,089x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	402x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	897x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	585x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	213x

SSD
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	126x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	169x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	161x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 39%, 8,446 samples	97x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB

Average Bench: 95.8% (276^th of 1072)

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