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SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 149% (156th of 1072)

Based on 1,926 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2
Poor: 88%Average: 149% Great: 222%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB averaged 49.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 558MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 702MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB is 134%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 402MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 339MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,926 samples)
Rank 156149%
Min Avg Max
783 Read 1,093 1,459
137 Write 752 1,320
199 Mixed 756 1,251
129 SusWrite 402 574
167% 751 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 40.5 56.4
49.5 4K Write 108 189
27.1 4K Mixed 53.6 80
187% 67.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
380 DQ Read 702 911
102 DQ Write 339 898
152 DQ Mixed 558 923
404% 533 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 882 359 365 334 325 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1442
Write 1,370
Mixed 1,248
SusWrite 596
261% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 76.9
271% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 923
700% 937 MB/s
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 850 541 356 355 354 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,238
Write 1,048
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 550
216% 963 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 62.7
230% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 846
574% 714 MB/s
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 714 655 358 339 349 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,079
Write 840
Mixed 993
SusWrite 518
192% 858 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 59.5
197% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 644
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 348
279% 403 MB/s
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 134 140 143 122 116 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 1,133
Write 128
Mixed 269
SusWrite 134
89% 416 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 42.2
158% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 224
186% 278 MB/s
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 183 183 162 168 161 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 930
Write 208
Mixed 211
SusWrite 170
82% 380 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 39.9
160% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 327
231% 303 MB/s
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 186 183 170 175 205 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 872
Write 150
Mixed 278
SusWrite 180
80% 370 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 37.8
143% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 228
192% 288 MB/s
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Lenovo 82FG

CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples1,297x
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples1,039x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples62x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples2,158x
GeForce MX450NvidiaBench 29%, 1,913 samples183x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples60x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GBNvmeBench 149%, 1,926 samples479x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples585x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples422x
HMAA1GS6CMR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 86%, 2,785 samples336x
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