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NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 201% (64th of 1011)

Based on 3,078 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVPV256HDGL-00000
Poor: 146%Average: 201% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB averaged 101.1% 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 499MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 952MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB is 98.8%. 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 331MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 699MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,078 samples)
Rank 64201%
Min Avg Max
868 Read 1,560 1,894
512 Write 1,002 1,243
491 Mixed 699 860
321 SusWrite 785 1,181
225% 1,012 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.7 4K Read 47.2 51.7
58 4K Write 122 165
31.5 4K Mixed 53.6 63.8
204% 74.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
390 DQ Read 952 1,233
196 DQ Write 331 390
273 DQ Mixed 499 575
406% 594 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 872 848 848 733 745 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,759
Write 1,124
Mixed 763
SusWrite 782
246% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 53.2
197% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 573
447% 631 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 681 717 744 723 681 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1600
Write 992
Mixed 697
SusWrite 719
222% 1,002 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 50.1
172% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 559
434% 611 MB/s
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Typical NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 63%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Asus GL502VS - $1,607

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 56%, 198,939 samples1,241x
GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 69%, 51,732 samples1,241x
SSD
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 3,078 samples263x
RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 4,468 samples372x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 7,823 samples146x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 36%, 19,533 samples138x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,607

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