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SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB

SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB
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Effective Speed +31% Effective Speed 31%Average Score +39% Read 137%, Write 45%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 72%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score +79% Read 177%, Write 117%, 4K Read 22%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 141%, 4K Mixed 22%, SusWrite 57%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +60% DQ Read 32%, DQ Write 118%, DQ Mixed 75%, ADQ Read 17%, ADQ Write 34%, ADQ Mixed 43%, Age 93%, AS-SSD Total 66%

Average Bench: 129% (179^th of 1072)

Based on 755 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLQ256

Poor: 70%Average: 129% Great: 185%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB averaged 29.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 372MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,083MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 289MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 589MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 755 samples)

Rank 179129%

Min	Avg	Max
630	Read 1,083	1,404
90.6	Write 589	1,053
138	Mixed 616	1,021
74.8	SusWrite 289	609
143% 644 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 37.4	52.6
34.6	4K Write 94.3	145
19.1	4K Mixed 46.3	70.9
166% 59.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
195	DQ Read 381	484
80.1	DQ Write 387	780
119	DQ Mixed 372	580
283% 380 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 417 199 200 200 200 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 998

Mixed 984

SusWrite 343

204% 915 MB/s

4K Read 46.6

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 61.8

211% 74.9 MB/s

DQ Read 477

DQ Write 780

DQ Mixed 548

438% 602 MB/s

AUS-User, 26 days ago.

81GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 489 146 171 174 146 MB/s

152% Outstanding

Write 1,226

Mixed 1,144

SusWrite 388

228% 1,017 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 47.1

159% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 669

DQ Write 540

DQ Mixed 591

446% 600 MB/s

FRA-User, 16 days ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS4NFXV Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 128 138 137 137 133 MB/s

90.5% Outstanding

Write 140

Mixed 250

SusWrite 137

78% 362 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 59.4

4K Mixed 31.8

118% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 175

138% 195 MB/s

UKR-User, 1 month ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 57 53 49 49 47 MB/s

86.8% Excellent

Write 91

Mixed 150

SusWrite 53.3

66% 310 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 74.9

4K Mixed 31.7

127% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 68.7

DQ Mixed 112

94% 143 MB/s

LBN-User, 1 month ago.

69GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 118 110 106 92 104 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 117

Mixed 184

SusWrite 106

75% 350 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 59.1

4K Mixed 30.8

106% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 94.8

DQ Mixed 114

94% 138 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Acer Aspire A315-57G

CPU
Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples	933x
Core i3-1005G1IntelBench 44%, 22,960 samples	209x
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	201x

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UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples	804x
GeForce MX330NvidiaBench 14%, 4,518 samples	393x
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	143x

SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GBNvmeBench 129%, 755 samples	1x

RAM
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBKingstonBench 65%, 1,316 samples	386x
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 8GBKingstonBench 63%, 4,994 samples	234x
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 8GBKingstonBench 64%, 755 samples	61x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB

Average Bench: 129% (179^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 129% (179th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 129% (179^th of 1072)