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SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB

SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB
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Effective Speed +24% Effective Speed 24%Average Score -8%Read 141%, Write -78%, 4K Read 28%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -64%, SusWrite -59%Peak Score -2%Read 138%, Write -58%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write 20%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -32%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +46% DQ Read 166%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed 26%, ADQ Read 132%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed 21%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total 75%

Average Bench: 122% (188^th of 1072)

Based on 8,369 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLV256

Poor: 72%Average: 122% Great: 147%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB averaged 21.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 315MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 758MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB is 74.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 186MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 228MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,369 samples)

Rank 188122%

Min	Avg	Max
656	Read 1,103	1,205
72.1	Write 228	306
129	Mixed 257	330
52.4	SusWrite 186	293
96.1% 444 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.8	4K Read 43.9	41.3
30.1	4K Write 99.6	147
9.35	4K Mixed 27.4	38.7
154% 57 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
308	DQ Read 758	976
92.1	DQ Write 228	308
130	DQ Mixed 315	418
279% 434 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 25 days ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 120 121 108 114 117 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 182

Mixed 252

SusWrite 119

92% 427 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 31.7

140% 52 MB/s

DQ Read 800

DQ Write 200

DQ Mixed 286

266% 429 MB/s

CHE-User, 29 days ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 275 240 222 225 230 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 300

Mixed 293

SusWrite 247

104% 475 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 86

4K Mixed 29.9

132% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 571

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 403

308% 425 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 14 201 219 228 MB/s

91.5% Outstanding

Write 272

Mixed 277

SusWrite 139

93% 427 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 61.7

4K Mixed 27.9

108% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 192

148% 201 MB/s

AUS-User, 15 days ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 76 69 70 69 70 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 147

Mixed 188

SusWrite 75.4

59% 273 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 31.9

128% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 765

DQ Write 157

DQ Mixed 255

240% 392 MB/s

NOR-User, 5 days ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 78 74 74 67 67 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 105

Mixed 153

SusWrite 74.8

53% 248 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 23

117% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 860

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 191

215% 388 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV72H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 205 238 240 231 212 MB/s

83.4% Excellent

Write 255

Mixed 213

SusWrite 223

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 28.7

114% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 395

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 135

148% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV72H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 58 54 56 57 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 97.3

Mixed 153

SusWrite 58.5

55% 254 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 28.8

4K Mixed 16.3

60% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 94.8

DQ Mixed 160

115% 152 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 10%

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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,723x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,629x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,146x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	1,153x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	985x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	812x

SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GBNvmeBench 122%, 8,369 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	340x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	307x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	292x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Nvme

SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB

Average Bench: 122% (188^th of 1072)

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Very poor consistency

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Average Bench: 122% (188th of 1072)

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Very poor consistency

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Average Bench: 122% (188^th of 1072)