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SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 122% (187th of 1072)

Based on 400 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000
Poor: 66%Average: 122% Great: 187%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GB averaged 22.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 392MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 996MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GB is 121%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 241MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 561MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 400 samples)
Rank 187122%
Min Avg Max
530 Read 996 1,357
110 Write 561 938
160 Mixed 591 981
98.6 SusWrite 241 342
132% 597 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 37.9 54
35.1 4K Write 98.2 175
18.4 4K Mixed 45.9 76.1
168% 60.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
229 DQ Read 387 483
97.8 DQ Write 343 838
142 DQ Mixed 392 578
286% 374 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 28 27 38 45 45 MB/s
518% Outstanding
Read 5,062
Write 50.6
Mixed 103
SusWrite 36.1
273% 1,313 MB/s
4K Read 775
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 6.5
1,184% 262 MB/s
199GB free
Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 368 186 186 194 192 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,225
Write 839
Mixed 918
SusWrite 327
184% 827 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63.4
212% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 545
441% 611 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 464 194 190 173 170 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,281
Write 884
Mixed 881
SusWrite 330
188% 844 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 62.5
214% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 570
429% 565 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 107 107 110 111 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 1,171
Write 145
Mixed 204
SusWrite 111
87% 408 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 41
175% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 166
127% 176 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 133 134 136 130 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 162
Mixed 255
SusWrite 132
84% 387 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 38.9
158% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 205
148% 195 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 83 80 76 74 71 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 962
Write 106
Mixed 144
SusWrite 79.2
69% 323 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 34.8
136% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 142
114% 164 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 96 92 94 92 88 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 901
Write 125
Mixed 157
SusWrite 96.4
69% 320 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 32.2
125% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 145
120% 175 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 109 115 119 95 96 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 729
Write 126
Mixed 171
SusWrite 109
61% 284 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 18.3
88% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 159
124% 172 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 164 146 116 132 81 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 683
Write 66.8
Mixed 204
SusWrite 130
59% 271 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 11
89% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 68.2
DQ Mixed 172
109% 126 MB/s
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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X415EA_X415EA

CPU
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples400x
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples312x
Pentium Gold 7505IntelBench 46%, 1,300 samples38x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples444x
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples345x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HAJD-00000 256GBNvmeBench 122%, 400 samples116x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CWE M471A5244BB0-CWE 8GBSamsungBench 62%, 1,146 samples172x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples81x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples57x
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