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SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 159% (144th of 1072)

Based on 710 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLQ512
Poor: 82%Average: 159% Great: 209%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GB averaged 58.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 582MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 730MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 545MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 710 samples)
Rank 144159%
Min Avg Max
709 Read 1,145 1,453
113 Write 1,061 1,614
176 Mixed 943 1,351
101 SusWrite 545 878
207% 923 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18 4K Read 37.3 49.8
39.7 4K Write 88 132
23.8 4K Mixed 49.9 70.1
167% 58.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
295 DQ Read 730 1,065
94.4 DQ Write 517 837
147 DQ Mixed 582 923
446% 610 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1654 1654 1022 193 405 394 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 1,497
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 887
268% 1,185 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 56.6
183% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 847
638% 860 MB/s
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 860 290 169 156 160 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,050
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,174
SusWrite 517
245% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 56
183% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 959
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 817
617% 833 MB/s
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 1032 311 107 203 290 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1325
Write 1,194
Mixed 1,138
SusWrite 490
232% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 54.9
176% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 302
234% 322 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 868 569 339 322 209 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,032
Write 897
Mixed 896
SusWrite 523
188% 837 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 47.7
159% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 447
312% 401 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 41 40 43 42 46 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 1,107
Write 34.5
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 41.2
65% 310 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 27.5
4K Mixed 21
85% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 39.5
DQ Mixed 70.7
139% 304 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 9%
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CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples12,212x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples3,597x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples41x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples8,366x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,595x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,524x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLQ512 512GBNvmeBench 159%, 710 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,330x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,695x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,621x
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