Average Bench: 114% (199th of 1072)

Based on 724 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-000

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLQ256HAJD-000 256GB averaged 14.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLQ256HAJD-000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 887MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLQ256HAJD-000 256GB is 98.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLQ256HAJD-000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 223MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 498MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 724 samples)
Min Avg Max
544 Read 887 1,150
108 Write 498 906
149 Mixed 508 861
89.2 SusWrite 223 334
117% 529 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 36.2 49
37.7 4K Write 95.5 136
19.4 4K Mixed 42.4 67.2
160% 58 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 360 481
93.2 DQ Write 362 805
124 DQ Mixed 348 548
265% 357 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 410 187 187 188 172 MB/s
Read 961
Write 809
Mixed 798
SusWrite 334
162% 725 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 63.3
216% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 508
424% 599 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 445 161 180 181 181 MB/s
Read 1,011
Write 782
Mixed 787
SusWrite 312
162% 723 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 25.6
82% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 483
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 548
433% 592 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 249 192 164 153 162 MB/s
Read 998
Write 727
Mixed 634
SusWrite 260
146% 655 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 43.1
129% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 415
268% 313 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 57 63 67 69 MB/s
Read 1,016
Write 64.2
Mixed 144
SusWrite 68.5
69% 323 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 33.2
132% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 80
DQ Mixed 122
101% 150 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 114 117 116 121 116 MB/s
Read 818
Write 147
Mixed 187
SusWrite 119
69% 318 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 35.5
144% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 157
124% 174 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 100 96 93 97 94 MB/s
Read 847
Write 139
Mixed 178
SusWrite 98.3
68% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 31.6
125% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 151
119% 169 MB/s
160GB free
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 117 117 118 124 119 MB/s
Read 664
Write 115
Mixed 221
SusWrite 120
61% 280 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 30.7
104% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 172
133% 185 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV70K0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 112 101 104 104 MB/s
Read 674
Write 127
Mixed 163
SusWrite 108
58% 268 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 25.7
97% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 126
108% 162 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,668,762 SSDs tested

Typical MZVLQ256HAJD-000 256GB Builds (Compare 1,467 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Samsung 550XDA

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