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MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 204% (94th of 1072)

Based on 305 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B
Poor: 142%Average: 204% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GB averaged 103.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 754MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 702MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GB is 93.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 743MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 305 samples)
Rank 94204%
Min Avg Max
923 Read 1,249 1,445
906 Write 1,340 1,608
803 Mixed 1,159 1,367
414 SusWrite 743 908
253% 1,123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 50.7 58.3
67.5 4K Write 144 181
38.1 4K Mixed 70.7 84.8
243% 88.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
405 DQ Read 773 841
193 DQ Write 702 1,086
300 DQ Mixed 754 1,035
561% 743 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1726 260 199 168 144 147 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,485
Write 1,684
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 441
281% 1,249 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 79.3
264% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 1094
DQ Mixed 1,070
780% 1,002 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 278 266 424 143 175 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,344
Write 1377
Mixed 1,347
SusWrite 372
249% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 79.4
267% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 676
532% 738 MB/s
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1055 1127 1243 906 380 318 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,143
Write 1,221
Mixed 1,118
SusWrite 838
244% 1,080 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 52.4
159% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 911
653% 837 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 1113 1023 514 177 233 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1,016
Write 1,172
Mixed 911
SusWrite 675
212% 943 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 38.8
127% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 696
523% 703 MB/s
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 1036 847 210 234 180 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,026
Write 1,146
Mixed 938
SusWrite 555
206% 916 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 43
131% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 832
604% 783 MB/s
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Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation 19%
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System: Samsung 950XDB/951XDB/950XDY

CPU
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples273x
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples78x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples1x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples326x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples6x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples2x
SSD
MZ9LQ512HBLU-00B 512GBSamsungBench 204%, 305 samples168x
RAM
UBE3D4AA-MGCR 8x2GBSamsungBench 108%, 9,706 samples270x
U6E3S4AA-MGCR 8x1GBSamsungBench 96%, 3,575 samples70x
UBE3D4AB-MGCL 8x2GBSamsungBench 114%, 50 samples10x
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