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MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 149% (156th of 1072)

Based on 512 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HALU-000AC
Poor: 82%Average: 149% Great: 199%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GB averaged 49.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 476MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 688MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 388MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 512 samples)
Rank 156149%
Min Avg Max
702 Read 1,152 1,406
98.2 Write 771 1,261
166 Mixed 769 1,212
79.2 SusWrite 388 588
171% 770 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 4K Read 39 50.8
49.5 4K Write 96.3 135
26.3 4K Mixed 49.8 69
174% 61.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
325 DQ Read 688 898
77.9 DQ Write 480 925
115 DQ Mixed 476 730
385% 548 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 1023 347 344 359 361 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 1,067
Mixed 1,034
SusWrite 584
218% 972 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 31.2
102% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 447
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 359
265% 354 MB/s
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1088 287 352 350 351 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1187
Write 1,099
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 592
219% 976 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 31.5
102% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 439
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 356
262% 349 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1070 358 292 340 356 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,131
Write 1,031
Mixed 1,003
SusWrite 576
210% 935 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 31.2
100% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 280
205% 270 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 89 80 78 80 73 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 1,059
Write 113
Mixed 214
SusWrite 84.4
79% 368 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 37.8
139% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 239
187% 269 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 68 64 63 65 61 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 885
Write 62.5
Mixed 128
SusWrite 65.4
61% 285 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 32.2
117% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 463
DQ Write 67.5
DQ Mixed 120
125% 217 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 107 121 122 120 117 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 500
Write 106
Mixed 240
SusWrite 121
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 9.4
98% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 427
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 249
178% 241 MB/s
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Gaming 137%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 134%
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System: Acer Predator PO3-620

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples1,614x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples814x
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples349x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples724x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples561x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples397x
SSD
MZVLQ512HALU-000AC 512GBSamsungBench 149%, 512 samples1x
RAM
ACR32D4U2S8HD-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 3,050 samples746x
ACR26D4U9S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 78%, 895 samples531x
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 6,043 samples251x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $633

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