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SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 289% (33rd of 1072)

Based on 97 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVL2512
Poor: 180%Average: 289% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GB averaged 188.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 911MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,042MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GB is 200%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 97 samples)
Rank 33289%
Min Avg Max
817 Read 2,193 2,982
935 Write 2,042 3,325
755 Mixed 1,670 2,959
593 SusWrite 1,283 1,933
403% 1,797 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 4K Read 56.8 82.5
54.9 4K Write 139 222
32.2 4K Mixed 76.9 119
258% 90.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
425 DQ Read 1,073 1,574
359 DQ Write 830 1,231
253 DQ Mixed 911 1,327
692% 938 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 601Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1878 1255 991 994 1001 1010 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 2162
Write 1,750
Mixed 1,893
SusWrite 1,188
392% 1,748 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 71.3
237% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 815
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 732
549% 734 MB/s
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 1581 1528 933 944 947 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 2,300
Write 2083
Mixed 2,009
SusWrite 1,172
424% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 65.3
207% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 561
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 491
371% 500 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 817 780 745 698 562 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,160
Write 1,797
Mixed 1,312
SusWrite 725
334% 1,499 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 66.7
235% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 859
650% 877 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1497 1696 1694 1617 1633 1815 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,219
Write 1,840
Mixed 1,444
SusWrite 1,658
350% 1,540 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 57.1
180% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 442
DQ Mixed 503
381% 516 MB/s
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Gaming 124%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation 114%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE V2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,381x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,270x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples483x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples708x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples664x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples604x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVL2512 512GBNvmeBench 289%, 97 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples311x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples211x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples179x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $534

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