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MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 147% (168th of 1080)

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 168147%
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%
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 1078 957 272 167 174 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 1,167
Mixed 1214
SusWrite 629
251% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 55.2
180% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 813
627% 849 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 876 112 127 114 126 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,506
Write 1,133
Mixed 1,186
SusWrite 412
236% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 64.6
212% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 855
DQ Mixed 809
619% 834 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 824 32 67 130 118 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,456
Write 1,125
Mixed 1,181
SusWrite 380
231% 1,035 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 62.8
211% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 834
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 809
617% 830 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 940 109 110 90 132 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,303
Write 1,120
Mixed 1,038
SusWrite 416
217% 969 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 58.6
191% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 806
596% 787 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 287 222 248 251 141 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,431
Write 1,114
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 301
225% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 52.5
178% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 807
612% 821 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 1061 532 98 57 89 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,243
Write 932
Mixed 960
SusWrite 464
201% 900 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 55.1
161% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 807
600% 795 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 998 140 124 151 117 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 987
Write 1,090
Mixed 824
SusWrite 414
186% 829 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 35.3
114% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 644
443% 537 MB/s
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 15%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples3,347x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples1,148x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 88 samples22x
GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples2,937x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples444x
SSD
MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2 256GBSamsungBench 147%, 3,294 samples1x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples1,001x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples512x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples341x
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