Samsung

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB
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Effective Speed +84% Effective Speed 84%Average Score +121% Read 217%, Write 248%, 4K Read 29%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 253%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite 79%Peak Score +134% Read 224%, Write 255%, 4K Read 23%, 4K Write 20%, Mixed 263%, 4K Mixed 26%, SusWrite 128%Value & Sentiment -260%User Rating -14%, Market Share -507%Nice To Haves +173% DQ Read 184%, DQ Write 175%, DQ Mixed 213%, ADQ Read 168%, ADQ Write 129%, ADQ Mixed 194%, Age 160%, AS-SSD Total 160%

Average Bench: 181% (120^th of 1072)

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 120181%

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%

POL-User, 1 day ago.

326GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 863 131 155 167 136 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 1,722

Mixed 1,528

SusWrite 454

298% 1,330 MB/s

4K Read 46.7

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 65.5

220% 78.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,040

DQ Write 920

DQ Mixed 965

728% 975 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 days ago.

225GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1587 434 95 41 218 175 MB/s

190% Outstanding

Write 1,674

Mixed 1,484

SusWrite 425

288% 1,282 MB/s

4K Read 44.5

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 63.3

212% 75.7 MB/s

DQ Read 869

DQ Write 751

DQ Mixed 821

612% 814 MB/s

MYS-User, 2 days ago.

247GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 220 258 243 153 156 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 1,702

Mixed 1,486

SusWrite 389

290% 1,291 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 61.5

202% 71 MB/s

DQ Read 950

DQ Write 737

DQ Mixed 821

620% 836 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 days ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 548 157 203 152 120 MB/s

187% Outstanding

Write 1,676

Mixed 1,494

SusWrite 436

293% 1,308 MB/s

4K Read 42.1

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 59.1

195% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 901

DQ Write 672

DQ Mixed 758

574% 777 MB/s

EGY-User, 1 hr ago.

146GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 1062 326 217 191 185 MB/s

176% Outstanding

Write 1,579

Mixed 1,402

SusWrite 527

282% 1,257 MB/s

4K Read 39.8

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 51.7

167% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 804

DQ Write 596

DQ Mixed 686

517% 695 MB/s

THA-User, 6 hrs ago.

224GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1706 254 172 127 172 131 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 1,123

Mixed 918

SusWrite 427

208% 929 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 70.4

4K Mixed 38.1

88% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 924

DQ Write 857

DQ Mixed 391

430% 724 MB/s

RUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

420GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L2QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 678 752 840 1130 365 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 1204

Mixed 879

SusWrite 743

202% 892 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 47.5

144% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 619

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 512

360% 465 MB/s

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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 samples	3,284x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples	1,126x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 88 samples	16x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	2,871x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples	438x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	382x

SSD
MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GBSamsungBench 181%, 13,594 samples	1,072x

RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples	997x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples	502x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	337x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZALQ512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

Average Bench: 181% (120^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 181% (120th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 181% (120^th of 1072)