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MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 84.1% (420th of 1072)

Based on 5,922 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7
Poor: 58%Average: 84.1% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 145MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 267MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,922 samples)
Rank 42084.1%
Min Avg Max
318 Read 423 504
112 Write 268 423
201 Mixed 267 322
82.8 SusWrite 272 433
68.7% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 27.5 35
33.4 4K Write 70.8 108
19.2 4K Mixed 34.9 45.8
124% 44.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
162 DQ Read 338 383
97.3 DQ Write 220 307
43.6 DQ Mixed 145 171
144% 234 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
108GB free
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 486 420 141 235 464 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 264
Mixed 276
SusWrite 370
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 49.6
182% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 161
156% 251 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 410 130 125 124 126 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 262
Mixed 296
SusWrite 220
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 46.5
171% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 150
151% 249 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 207 224 242 288 363 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 421
Write 191
Mixed 254
SusWrite 248
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 37
128% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 159
161% 263 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 220 200 178 202 209 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 469
Write 300
Mixed 286
SusWrite 215
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 34.2
112% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 155
160% 265 MB/s
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 44%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
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System: HP EliteBook 840 G1

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples163x
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples70x
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples49x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples319x
Radeon HD 8750MAMDBench 6%, 409 samples4x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples3x
SSD
MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 84%, 5,922 samples8x
RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples20x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples15x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples13x
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