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MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 222% (79th of 1072)

Based on 500 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1
Poor: 111%Average: 222% Great: 336%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB averaged 121.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 742MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,835MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB is 225%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 751MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 500 samples)
Rank 79222%
Min Avg Max
855 Read 1,835 2,801
468 Write 1,519 2,466
455 Mixed 1,382 2,169
362 SusWrite 751 1,031
307% 1,372 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 4K Read 55.2 78.6
36.8 4K Write 106 193
28.9 4K Mixed 67 107
225% 75.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
316 DQ Read 891 1,571
139 DQ Write 573 1,279
219 DQ Mixed 742 1,396
550% 735 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3NGXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2530 1976 341 360 388 388 MB/s
372% Outstanding
Read 2605
Write 2,528
Mixed 2,182
SusWrite 997
466% 2,078 MB/s
4K Read 84.6
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 126
418% 151 MB/s
DQ Read 1,922
DQ Write 1,516
DQ Mixed 1,684
1,270% 1,707 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 655 444 435 433 431 425 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 2,655
Write 731
Mixed 746
SusWrite 470
250% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 62.2
283% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,173
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 654
535% 780 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 559 553 558 560 560 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 1,899
Write 558
Mixed 710
SusWrite 556
204% 931 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 48
173% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 1,136
DQ Write 564
DQ Mixed 661
541% 787 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 471 404 437 452 453 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1,597
Write 564
Mixed 636
SusWrite 457
179% 814 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 51.5
194% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 462
363% 510 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 445 437 430 432 434 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 471
Mixed 653
SusWrite 441
184% 841 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 44.7
157% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 550
417% 565 MB/s
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Gaming 19%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 18%
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System: HP Victus by HP Gaming Laptop 15-fa0xxx

CPU
Core i5-12450HIntelBench 89%, 9,550 samples2,547x
Core i7-12650HIntelBench 96%, 16,339 samples1,015x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples801x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 11%, 18,986 samples2,188x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples786x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples530x
SSD
MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GBSamsungBench 222%, 500 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples658x
HP32D4S2S8MR-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 1,023 samples332x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 15,291 samples331x
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