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MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1
Poor: 101%Average: 167% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TB averaged 67.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 638MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 797MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TB is 126%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 559MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 135167%
Min Avg Max
846 Read 1,080 1,372
124 Write 973 1,570
218 Mixed 838 1,364
196 SusWrite 559 886
193% 863 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.7 4K Read 41.1 53.7
62.7 4K Write 114 190
37.1 4K Mixed 56.8 77.5
195% 70.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
511 DQ Read 797 1052
246 DQ Write 515 767
241 DQ Mixed 638 908
480% 650 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
908GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 1112 1156 905 553 507 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 1,212
Write 1,296
Mixed 1,099
SusWrite 886
253% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 77.5
281% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 941
DQ Write 767
DQ Mixed 816
621% 841 MB/s
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 1118 944 895 475 463 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,152
Write 1089
Mixed 1,007
SusWrite 824
229% 1,018 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 69.3
232% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 754
536% 701 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 399 336 222 196 194 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1,570
Mixed 1,364
SusWrite 366
262% 1,168 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 60.3
198% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1052
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 908
669% 886 MB/s
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 838 822 867 811 463 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 846
Write 897
Mixed 733
SusWrite 763
183% 810 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 56.9
189% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 583
386% 464 MB/s
131GB free
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 767 301 214 191 226 223 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,038
Write 864
Mixed 609
SusWrite 320
158% 708 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 39.4
150% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 524
453% 668 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 204 203 175 191 184 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 859
Write 124
Mixed 218
SusWrite 196
76% 349 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 37.1
121% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 527
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 241
218% 338 MB/s

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Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation 18%
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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 8

CPU
Core i7-1185G7IntelBench 67%, 9,588 samples1,498x
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples1,083x
Core i5-1145G7IntelBench 69%, 4,608 samples183x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples2,631x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples15x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples10x
SSD
MZALQ1T0HALB-000L1 1TBSamsungBench 167%, 6 samples1x
RAM
53E1G32D2NP-046 8x2GBMicronBench 109%, 5,383 samples702x
HCNNNCPMMLXR-NEE 8x2GBHynixBench 116%, 4,501 samples518x
53E512M32D2NP-046 8x1GBMicronBench 111%, 2,273 samples504x
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