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MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 130% (178th of 1072)

Based on 671 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-000L1
Poor: 92%Average: 130% Great: 152%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB averaged 29.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 352MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 878MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB is 59.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 671 samples)
Rank 178130%
Min Avg Max
662 Read 1,087 1,207
114 Write 257 308
163 Mixed 284 343
75.3 SusWrite 218 298
100% 462 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 4K Read 36.6 41.8
65.6 4K Write 121 161
19.3 4K Mixed 33.1 40
162% 63.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
466 DQ Read 878 985
106 DQ Write 254 308
155 DQ Mixed 352 421
315% 495 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: 5L0QBXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 301 302 301 301 300 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 308
Mixed 361
SusWrite 301
116% 530 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 35.3
148% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 435
376% 576 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 5L0QBXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 291 291 291 292 291 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1,125
Write 297
Mixed 326
SusWrite 291
111% 510 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 34.7
150% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 977
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 410
362% 561 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L0QBXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 291 288 292 292 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1,171
Write 291
Mixed 313
SusWrite 291
112% 516 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 33.6
142% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 987
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 415
366% 568 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L0QBXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 73 77 81 152 216 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 749
Write 54
Mixed 127
SusWrite 113
56% 261 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 26.7
139% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 890
DQ Write 94.2
DQ Mixed 177
209% 387 MB/s
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Gaming 84%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 71%
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System: Lenovo 90FK001KUS

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples37x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples29x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples2x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2x
SSD
MZVLV256HCHP-000L1 256GBSamsungBench 130%, 671 samples24x
RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,881 samples18x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples4x
16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 1x16GBMicronBench 55%, 2,637 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $580

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