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MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78.6% (509th of 1072)

Based on 2,407 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN256HCHP-000L7
Poor: 54%Average: 78.6% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 335MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 233MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,407 samples)
Rank 50978.6%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 421 499
140 Write 258 299
169 Mixed 225 260
109 SusWrite 233 291
63.3% 284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 25.2 35.7
32.2 4K Write 72.6 114
14.9 4K Mixed 29 41.5
114% 42.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
175 DQ Read 335 383
125 DQ Write 241 299
108 DQ Mixed 215 248
180% 264 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
196GB free
Firmware: EMT23L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 293 292 291 292 294 MB/s
89.2% Excellent
Read 470
Write 294
Mixed 260
SusWrite 291
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 32.9
124% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 234
202% 299 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: EMT23L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 294 281 292 292 294 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 461
Write 298
Mixed 252
SusWrite 286
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 31.3
116% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 236
203% 300 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT22L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 171 175 179 178 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 455
Write 206
Mixed 216
SusWrite 176
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 27.9
105% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 221
177% 252 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: EMT22L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 291 289 291 289 290 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 328
Write 291
Mixed 254
SusWrite 287
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 22.6
85% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 170
151% 222 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT22L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 211 193 226 243 251 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 365
Write 221
Mixed 206
SusWrite 221
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 18
69% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 195
159% 228 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus H170M-E D3

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples64x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples57x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples56x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples44x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples27x
SSD
MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 2,407 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples24x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $79

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