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MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 147% (160th of 1072)

Based on 3,294 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2
Poor: 83%Average: 147% Great: 206%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB averaged 47.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 580MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 657MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 467MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,294 samples)
Rank 160147%
Min Avg Max
531 Read 1,134 1,535
371 Write 922 1,174
363 Mixed 904 1,215
269 SusWrite 467 637
192% 857 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 34.5 50.4
23.2 4K Write 77.6 139
17.4 4K Mixed 45.4 70.2
152% 52.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
195 DQ Read 657 839
94.8 DQ Write 517 1,006
122 DQ Mixed 580 814
436% 585 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 1061 184 163 168 204 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,392
Write 1,157
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 451
233% 1,043 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 61.1
196% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 839
DQ Write 719
DQ Mixed 803
595% 787 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 1008 165 133 115 126 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,234
Write 1,109
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 437
217% 967 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 60
189% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 805
593% 780 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 1008 199 118 109 113 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 970
Mixed 826
SusWrite 413
176% 783 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 60.2
204% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 579
DQ Mixed 536
446% 649 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 974 116 116 114 109 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,254
Write 1,117
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 418
217% 971 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 40.7
130% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 572
412% 538 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 591 616 390 159 164 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 977
Write 818
Mixed 822
SusWrite 416
170% 758 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 35.6
116% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 525
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 384
269% 350 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 15%
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System: Lenovo 82K2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples3,290x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples1,127x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 88 samples17x
GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples2,879x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples438x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples382x
SSD
MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GBSamsungBench 147%, 3,294 samples1x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples997x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples503x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples337x
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