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MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 160% (143rd of 1072)

Based on 526 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ256HBJD-00B
Poor: 108%Average: 160% Great: 207%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB averaged 60.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 663MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 630MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB is 99.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 520MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 526 samples)
Rank 143160%
Min Avg Max
654 Read 1,067 1453
598 Write 960 1,158
556 Mixed 900 1,161
365 SusWrite 520 635
193% 862 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.3 4K Read 39.4 54.3
45.5 4K Write 103 159
24.9 4K Mixed 52.9 76.4
182% 65.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
418 DQ Read 707 778
198 DQ Write 630 1,004
278 DQ Mixed 663 794
499% 667 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 1096 302 159 129 138 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,506
Write 1,184
Mixed 1172
SusWrite 454
241% 1,079 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 67.8
239% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 777
589% 788 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 915 848 711 153 83 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,338
Write 1,099
Mixed 1,081
SusWrite 595
230% 1,028 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 69.3
231% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 656
DQ Mixed 696
526% 707 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 981 992 130 134 119 138 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,090
Write 1,035
Mixed 961
SusWrite 416
196% 875 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.7
179% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 680
496% 642 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 949 600 157 137 140 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,011
Write 822
Mixed 794
SusWrite 463
173% 772 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 42.6
150% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 777
574% 754 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7AK1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 353 963 262 127 110 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,120
Write 995
Mixed 984
SusWrite 377
195% 869 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 39.9
166% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 710
522% 688 MB/s
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Typical MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GB Builds (Compare 446 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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System: Samsung 750XED

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples192x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 62%, 5,953 samples177x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 62%, 1,865 samples77x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples369x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples77x
SSD
MZVLQ256HBJD-00B 256GBSamsungBench 160%, 526 samples172x
RAM
K4U6E3S4AA-MGCR 8x1GBSamsungBench 115%, 287 samples163x
K4UBE3D4AB-MGCL 8x2GBSamsungBench 120%, 588 samples145x
K4U6E3S4AB-MGCL 8x1GBSamsungBench 111%, 397 samples104x
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