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MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB
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Effective Speed -201%Effective Speed -201%Average Score -201%Read -189%, Write -232%, 4K Read -98%, 4K Write -126%, Mixed -155%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -496%Peak Score -252%Read -262%, Write -274%, 4K Read -256%, 4K Write -157%, Mixed -205%, 4K Mixed -195%, SusWrite -418%Value & Sentiment -1,321%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,606%Nice To Haves -107%DQ Read -123%, DQ Write -93%, DQ Mixed -102%, ADQ Read -96%, ADQ Write -90%, ADQ Mixed -94%, Age -121%, AS-SSD Total -139%

Average Bench: 181% (127^th of 1080)

Based on 13,594 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2

Poor: 111%Average: 181% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB averaged 80.9% 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 765MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,409MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB is 116%. 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 531MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,594 samples)

Rank 127181%

Min	Avg	Max
1,018	Read 1,451	1,641
702	Write 1,409	1,723
586	Mixed 1,267	1,536
170	SusWrite 531	884
261% 1,164 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25	4K Read 44.4	53
37.3	4K Write 91.7	147
29	4K Mixed 52.5	73.7
183% 62.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
431	DQ Read 875	1,043
160	DQ Write 662	984
222	DQ Mixed 765	1,037
573% 767 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 316 149 159 155 152 MB/s

216% Outstanding

Write 1,597

Mixed 1,454

SusWrite 413

283% 1,260 MB/s

4K Read 53.5

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 77.2

264% 96.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,025

DQ Write 1,041

DQ Mixed 1,070

794% 1,045 MB/s

ITA-User, 13 hrs ago.

411GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 1462 225 39 288 238 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 1,608

Mixed 1,509

SusWrite 647

302% 1,344 MB/s

4K Read 43

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 59

196% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 855

DQ Write 671

DQ Mixed 744

562% 757 MB/s

PRT-User, 34 mins ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1604 571 240 208 294 214 MB/s

189% Outstanding

Write 1,648

Mixed 1,501

SusWrite 522

294% 1,310 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 94.9

4K Mixed 57.4

187% 64.7 MB/s

DQ Read 925

DQ Write 709

DQ Mixed 798

602% 810 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

264GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1691 361 264 213 331 286 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 804

Mixed 1,459

SusWrite 524

240% 1,075 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 99.6

4K Mixed 59.3

188% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 895

DQ Write 659

DQ Mixed 758

571% 770 MB/s

TUR-User, 23 hrs ago.

339GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 456 117 126 150 119 MB/s

148% Outstanding

Write 951

Mixed 935

SusWrite 394

181% 808 MB/s

4K Read 50.1

4K Write 71.5

4K Mixed 68.4

201% 63.3 MB/s

DQ Read 506

DQ Write 468

DQ Mixed 204

231% 393 MB/s

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System: Lenovo 82K2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples	3,414x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples	1,168x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 167 samples	43x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 157,783 samples	3,010x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples	453x

SSD
MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GBSamsungBench 181%, 13,594 samples	1,110x

RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 31%, 42,476 samples	1,011x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 131,863 samples	520x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	343x

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Samsung

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

Average Bench: 181% (127^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 181% (127th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 181% (127^th of 1080)