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SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 183% (117th of 1072)

Based on 7,990 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00
Poor: 111%Average: 183% Great: 253%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB averaged 83.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 746MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 896MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 603MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,990 samples)
Rank 117183%
Min Avg Max
816 Read 1,312 1,657
548 Write 1,174 1,699
533 Mixed 1,125 1,527
308 SusWrite 603 894
236% 1,053 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 44 57.3
46.9 4K Write 110 174
30.4 4K Mixed 58.3 82.4
200% 70.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
359 DQ Read 896 1,345
187 DQ Write 541 1,085
255 DQ Mixed 746 1,152
548% 728 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 953 390 267 180 272 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,645
Write 1,748
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 582
309% 1,377 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 83
282% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 921
DQ Mixed 1040
787% 1,064 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 566 212 216 155 172 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 1,703
Mixed 1,552
SusWrite 468
303% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 85.2
283% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,329
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,120
848% 1,147 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 831 290 210 173 170 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,611
Write 1,513
Mixed 1,447
SusWrite 531
286% 1,275 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 74.5
256% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,366
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,140
871% 1,185 MB/s
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1578 343 170 38 29 118 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1589
Write 1,496
Mixed 1,432
SusWrite 379
274% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 72.9
249% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 790
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 684
516% 694 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 807 194 195 200 277 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,365
Write 1,174
Mixed 1,143
SusWrite 466
232% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56.1
193% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 609
438% 580 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 554 109 168 303 310 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 1,224
Write 1,039
Mixed 1,008
SusWrite 405
206% 919 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 42.5
151% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 596
415% 531 MB/s
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 854 161 217 163 147 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 1,197
Write 1248
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 482
230% 1,025 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 38.5
128% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 283
209% 277 MB/s
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Workstation 16%
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CPU
Core i7-11370HIntelBench 74%, 12,227 samples4,180x
Core i5-11300HIntelBench 71%, 8,880 samples1,476x
Gen Intel Core i9-12900HK12thBench 80%, 1 sample1x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples2,943x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples2,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples4x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GBNvmeBench 183%, 7,990 samples2,155x
RAM
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E2 16GBMicronBench 68%, 4,476 samples656x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CWE 16GBMicronBench 67%, 5,644 samples591x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples555x
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