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MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 182% (118th of 1072)

Based on 10,890 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7
Poor: 106%Average: 182% Great: 247%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB averaged 81.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 740MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 702MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB is 141%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,890 samples)
Rank 118182%
Min Avg Max
658 Read 1,483 2,215
505 Write 1,175 1,648
530 Mixed 897 1,294
206 SusWrite 356 453
218% 978 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 50.5 65.1
41.4 4K Write 112 176
25.8 4K Mixed 64.1 87.4
218% 75.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
239 DQ Read 801 981
158 DQ Write 702 1,208
166 DQ Mixed 740 1,049
558% 748 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
172GB free
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 313 316 314 315 316 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 1,597
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 466
302% 1,358 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 77.1
265% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,208
DQ Mixed 1,023
790% 1,066 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 24 26 24 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,965
Write 27.7
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 23.3
108% 518 MB/s
4K Read 400
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 2.2
609% 135 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 314 312 310 308 311 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 2,081
Write 1,495
Mixed 938
SusWrite 314
267% 1,207 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 57.7
182% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 440
DQ Mixed 616
450% 594 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 326 321 323 320 321 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,156
Write 1,431
Mixed 916
SusWrite 357
217% 965 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 53.9
183% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 661
DQ Mixed 882
626% 799 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB Builds (Compare 153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: EVGA 151-HE-E999

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples33x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples28x
Xeon E5-2667 v3IntelBench 77%, 531 samples26x
GPU
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples11x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples11x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples11x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 182%, 10,890 samples11x
RAM
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 Samsung M378A1K43BB2-CRC CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 32GBMicronBench 99%, 7 samples7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair  $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $429

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Even though the two I've benchmarked so far are among the worst on the entire website (literally the 1st and 2nd percentile), they are still plenty fast.

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