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NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 200% (85th of 1058)

Based on 6,655 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVPV256HDGL-00000
Poor: 130%Average: 200% Great: 248%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB averaged 100.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 497MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 998MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 325MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 706MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,655 samples)
Rank 85200%
Min Avg Max
888 Read 1,548 1,914
483 Write 1,004 1,234
468 Mixed 706 881
293 SusWrite 793 1,186
225% 1,013 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 44.4 51.2
59.4 4K Write 118 155
32.9 4K Mixed 52.9 63.6
197% 71.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
498 DQ Read 998 1,232
187 DQ Write 325 388
306 DQ Mixed 497 574
410% 607 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 951 892 837 692 597 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,792
Write 1,246
Mixed 747
SusWrite 829
256% 1,154 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 55.3
206% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,023
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 558
449% 651 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 813 1052 959 912 801 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,824
Write 1,167
Mixed 695
SusWrite 875
253% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 48.4
185% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 374
DQ Mixed 556
441% 631 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 248 239 236 259 242 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 506
Mixed 532
SusWrite 251
153% 701 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 36.9
131% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 747
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 299
269% 424 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 84 121 121 127 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 659
Mixed 537
SusWrite 106
154% 707 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 52.5
191% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 50.9
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 62.9
60% 91.3 MB/s
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Gaming 49%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 40%
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System: Asus GL502VS - $1,607

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 66%, 300,146 samples665x
GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 83,537 samples664x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 152,817 samples1x
SSD
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 200%, 6,655 samples152x
RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 7,807 samples203x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 65%, 14,269 samples64x
HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 37%, 3,952 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,607

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