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MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 166% (135th of 1072)

Based on 12,842 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00
Poor: 104%Average: 166% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB averaged 66.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 704MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 830MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 539MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 85MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,842 samples)
Rank 135166%
Min Avg Max
799 Read 1,275 1,612
600 Write 1,167 1,652
592 Mixed 1,090 1,499
280 SusWrite 539 875
228% 1,018 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 41.5 54.4
36.3 4K Write 85 156
28.5 4K Mixed 50.4 77.5
172% 59 MB/s
Min Avg Max
363 DQ Read 830 1,326
151 DQ Write 468 1,018
248 DQ Mixed 704 1,121
509% 668 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: FXM7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1726 1744 946 391 390 391 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1,709
Write 1,578
Mixed 1,543
SusWrite 932
324% 1,440 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 76.1
256% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,340
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 1,168
886% 1,196 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7401Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1752 390 237 276 292 172 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,532
Write 1,727
Mixed 1,487
SusWrite 520
296% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 69.8
235% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 1,003
766% 1,044 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1553 474 198 198 189 141 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,595
Write 1,491
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 459
278% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 58.8
188% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 799
DQ Mixed 923
695% 936 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 717 138 107 112 89 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1578
Write 1,484
Mixed 1,399
SusWrite 413
273% 1,218 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 56
181% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 701
DQ Mixed 830
624% 838 MB/s
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7401Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 656 674 142 165 187 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 872
Write 1,164
Mixed 757
SusWrite 410
180% 801 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 50.3
145% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 386
303% 433 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 36 36 35 36 33 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 55.4
Mixed 107
SusWrite 38.2
61% 289 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 34.4
122% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 639
DQ Write 45.5
DQ Mixed 112
140% 265 MB/s
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Asus ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506ICB_FA506ICB

CPU
Ryzen 7 4800HAMDBench 74%, 20,504 samples230x
Ryzen 5 4600HAMDBench 70%, 27,218 samples184x
GPU
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples250x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples164x
SSD
MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 512GBSamsungBench 166%, 12,842 samples377x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples97x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples80x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 1x8GBMicronBench 42%, 8,707 samples40x
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