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MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 87% (369th of 1072)

Based on 781 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN512HCJH-000L2
Poor: 59%Average: 87% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GB averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GB is 53.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 308MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 781 samples)
Rank 36987%
Min Avg Max
343 Read 441 504
165 Write 334 457
176 Mixed 263 381
106 SusWrite 308 462
75.3% 337 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 26.4 35.6
36.2 4K Write 76.7 116
16.1 4K Mixed 32.4 45.5
122% 45.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.7 DQ Read 328 383
88.1 DQ Write 253 342
35.2 DQ Mixed 228 283
187% 269 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
438GB free
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 436 435 435 436 431 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 426
Mixed 318
SusWrite 435
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 43.2
158% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 196
153% 211 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 371 411 456 456 458 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 438
Mixed 324
SusWrite 411
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 41.4
154% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 186
144% 198 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 400 406 449 452 449 MB/s
93.3% Outstanding
Read 372
Write 336
Mixed 246
SusWrite 418
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 32.2
122% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 273
225% 323 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 149 149 148 147 146 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 425
Write 217
Mixed 207
SusWrite 150
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 29.2
97% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 239
195% 279 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 125 127 90 87 90 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 416
Write 202
Mixed 193
SusWrite 109
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 22.8
86% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 243
192% 273 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 88 86 90 90 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 388
Write 134
Mixed 189
SusWrite 92.8
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 8.9
4K Mixed 18.1
44% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 230
176% 242 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Lenovo 80MK

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples117x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples13x
Core i7-6560UIntelBench 52%, 3,670 samples1x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples130x
Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 8%, 4,591 samples1x
SSD
MZNLN512HCJH-000L2 512GBSamsungBench 87%, 781 samples48x
RAM
2x8GBElpidaBench 58%, 791 samples65x
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples26x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples21x
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