Samsung

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB
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Effective Speed +92% Effective Speed 92%Average Score +124% Read 212%, Write 230%, 4K Read 24%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 253%, 4K Mixed 21%, SusWrite 116%Peak Score +132% Read 222%, Write 244%, 4K Read 24%, 4K Write 22%, Mixed 255%, 4K Mixed 28%, SusWrite 129%Value & Sentiment -156%User Rating -13%, Market Share -298%Nice To Haves +183% DQ Read 185%, DQ Write 185%, DQ Mixed 220%, ADQ Read 174%, ADQ Write 141%, ADQ Mixed 206%, Age 189%, AS-SSD Total 163%

Average Bench: 189% (111^th of 1072)

Based on 7,855 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2

Poor: 120%Average: 189% Great: 233%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB averaged 88.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 796MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 895MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 641MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 94.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,855 samples)

Rank 111189%

Min	Avg	Max
977	Read 1,428	1,632
799	Write 1,339	1,669
776	Mixed 1,266	1,504
368	SusWrite 641	888
262% 1,168 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.9	4K Read 42.6	53.1
39.9	4K Write 94.3	149
28.4	4K Mixed 54.7	74.7
185% 63.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
502	DQ Read 895	1,045
188	DQ Write 697	1,022
298	DQ Mixed 796	1,059
596% 796 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CZE-User, 1 hr ago.

425GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1522 1235 311 345 107 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 1,540

Mixed 1,502

SusWrite 840

312% 1,387 MB/s

4K Read 47.8

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 66.7

226% 80.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,040

DQ Write 766

DQ Mixed 927

686% 911 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 409 237 343 249 168 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 1,441

Mixed 1493

SusWrite 523

283% 1,261 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 63.8

202% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 957

DQ Write 851

DQ Mixed 958

704% 922 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 hrs ago.

349GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 800 267 189 173 185 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 1,543

Mixed 1,298

SusWrite 480

262% 1,163 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 67.8

4K Mixed 41.7

139% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,037

DQ Write 866

DQ Mixed 956

715% 953 MB/s

BRA-User, 42 mins ago.

429GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 1173 1223 877 342 183 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 1,417

Mixed 1,180

SusWrite 818

265% 1,176 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 60.5

4K Mixed 32.5

117% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 833

DQ Write 535

DQ Mixed 657

497% 675 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 hr ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 483 199 230 239 316 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 1075

Mixed 1,006

SusWrite 398

210% 937 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 80.7

4K Mixed 52.1

169% 57.3 MB/s

DQ Read 849

DQ Write 536

DQ Mixed 690

515% 692 MB/s

IND-User, 25 mins ago.

237GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1287 644 124 129 137 124 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 1390

Mixed 1,255

SusWrite 408

247% 1,100 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 55.3

4K Mixed 41.3

129% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 646

DQ Write 496

DQ Mixed 586

434% 576 MB/s

IND-User, 3 hrs ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1540 492 133 133 130 117 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 1,085

Mixed 1,049

SusWrite 424

200% 891 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 34.7

120% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 847

DQ Write 650

DQ Mixed 726

549% 741 MB/s

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 15%

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System: Lenovo 82K2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples	3,147x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 16,344 samples	1,084x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 23 samples	3x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	2,738x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples	426x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 54%, 21,526 samples	364x

SSD
MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GBSamsungBench 189%, 7,855 samples	1,030x

RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples	985x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples	491x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	328x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

Average Bench: 189% (111^th of 1072)

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MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

Average Bench: 189% (111th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 189% (111^th of 1072)