Samsung

MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB

MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB
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Effective Speed -244%Effective Speed -244%Average Score -255%Read -262%, Write -380%, 4K Read -112%, 4K Write -139%, Mixed -242%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite -531%Peak Score -312%Read -278%, Write -431%, 4K Read -257%, 4K Write -146%, Mixed -274%, 4K Mixed -191%, SusWrite -604%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -137%DQ Read -162%, DQ Write -80%, DQ Mixed -157%, ADQ Read -147%, ADQ Write -113%, ADQ Mixed -140%, Age -136%, AS-SSD Total -158%

Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)

Based on 693 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1

Poor: 91%Average: 157% Great: 214%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB averaged 57.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 621MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 591MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 503MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 85.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 693 samples)

Rank 154157%

Min	Avg	Max
589	Read 1,146	1,560
470	Write 961	1,194
485	Mixed 930	1,235
316	SusWrite 503	648
198% 885 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 40.5	53.6
26.5	4K Write 85.7	154
18.5	4K Mixed 49.1	75.4
170% 58.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
194	DQ Read 694	885
126	DQ Write 591	1,053
158	DQ Mixed 621	815
471% 635 MB/s

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

TUR-User, 16 days ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 1046 231 109 113 106 MB/s

172% Outstanding

Write 1,080

Mixed 1,051

SusWrite 417

217% 970 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 59.9

202% 71.6 MB/s

DQ Read 779

DQ Write 582

DQ Mixed 677

507% 679 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 days ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 690 177 168 122 194 MB/s

159% Outstanding

Write 1,090

Mixed 972

SusWrite 369

201% 899 MB/s

4K Read 44.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 59.8

200% 70.2 MB/s

DQ Read 884

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 772

531% 670 MB/s

FRA-User, 30 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 723 771 241 189 140 106 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 1,105

Mixed 950

SusWrite 362

201% 900 MB/s

4K Read 45.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 60.8

204% 71.3 MB/s

DQ Read 747

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 502

372% 506 MB/s

DNK-User, 6 hrs ago.

106GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1QFXM7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 870 204 38 101 124 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 884

Mixed 830

SusWrite 374

167% 745 MB/s

4K Read 44.7

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 58.4

201% 71.2 MB/s

DQ Read 658

DQ Write 414

DQ Mixed 512

388% 528 MB/s

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Lenovo 20TB0003BO

CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples	15x

GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples	15x

SSD
MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GBSamsungBench 157%, 693 samples	9x

RAM
SMS4WEC8C1K0446FCG 1x8GBSmartBench 41%, 126 samples	6x
AL1P32NC8T1-B8DS 1x8GBAdataBench 43%, 25 samples	6x
1x16GBUnknownBench 53%, 15,722 samples	1x

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MZALQ256HBJD-00BL1 256GB

Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 157% (154^th of 1080)