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NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 204% (73rd of 1040)

Based on 5,239 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVPV256HDGL-00000
Poor: 144%Average: 204% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB averaged 104.3% 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 500MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,003MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB is 106%. 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 329MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 715MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,239 samples)
Rank 73204%
Min Avg Max
1,037 Read 1,585 1,893
477 Write 1,019 1,238
481 Mixed 715 877
312 SusWrite 809 1,204
230% 1,032 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 4K Read 47.3 51.5
52.8 4K Write 120 161
34.2 4K Mixed 53.3 65.1
203% 73.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
576 DQ Read 1,003 1,234
190 DQ Write 329 391
244 DQ Mixed 500 576
412% 611 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 1217 1220 1226 1201 1223 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,250
Mixed 889
SusWrite 1,195
272% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 62.9
237% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 395
DQ Mixed 577
487% 732 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 890 889 881 871 859 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,779
Write 1,152
Mixed 649
SusWrite 892
248% 1,118 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 56.2
204% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 577
464% 674 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 886 865 864 836 829 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1567
Write 1,189
Mixed 747
SusWrite 854
243% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 63.4
236% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,049
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 574
460% 665 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 905 922 820 846 823 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,823
Write 1,152
Mixed 824
SusWrite 851
258% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 54.8
198% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 538
433% 627 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 743 348 184 199 207 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,530
Write 1,264
Mixed 839
SusWrite 460
228% 1,023 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.7
189% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 570
406% 522 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%, 261,154 samples492x
GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 70,689 samples491x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 131,693 samples1x
SSD
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 204%, 5,239 samples115x
RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 6,464 samples155x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 65%, 11,778 samples54x
HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 37%, 3,339 samples53x
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