Samsung

MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB

MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB
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Effective Speed +166% Effective Speed 166%Average Score +209% Read 364%, Write 350%, 4K Read 91%, 4K Write 63%, Mixed 346%, 4K Mixed 81%, SusWrite 166%Peak Score +257% Read 494%, Write 420%, 4K Read 92%, 4K Write 77%, Mixed 453%, 4K Mixed 94%, SusWrite 168%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +275% DQ Read 374%, DQ Write 303%, DQ Mixed 382%, ADQ Read 249%, ADQ Write 174%, ADQ Mixed 262%, Age 141%, AS-SSD Total 312%

Average Bench: 262% (52^nd of 1071)

Based on 162 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00B

Poor: 180%Average: 262% Great: 351%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB averaged 162.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 941MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,122MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB is 171%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 788MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 162 samples)

Rank 52262%

Min	Avg	Max
1,153	Read 2,122	3,009
579	Write 1,824	2,519
643	Mixed 1,601	2,342
395	SusWrite 788	1,038
354% 1,584 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.1	4K Read 65.6	82.5
60.8	4K Write 143	217
41.4	4K Mixed 81.4	113
280% 96.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
573	DQ Read 1,140	1,741
262	DQ Write 792	1,442
390	DQ Mixed 941	1,598
709% 958 MB/s

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KOR-User, 3 days ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GXA7FK2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 991 390 389 393 398 MB/s

207% Outstanding

Write 1371

Mixed 1442

SusWrite 629

290% 1,299 MB/s

4K Read 55.6

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 68.2

220% 71.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,019

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 638

476% 652 MB/s

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: MSI B360M MORTAR (MS-7B23)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	486x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	251x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	206x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	174x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	121x

SSD
MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GBSamsungBench 262%, 162 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	108x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	58x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $495

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB

Average Bench: 262% (52^nd of 1071)

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MZVL2256HCHQ-00B 256GB

Average Bench: 262% (52nd of 1071)

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