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SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB

SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -113%Read 11%, Write -279%, 4K Read -65%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -105%, 4K Mixed -83%, SusWrite -235%Peak Score -71%Read 27%, Write -116%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -237%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -63%DQ Read -47%, DQ Write -71%, DQ Mixed -108%, ADQ Read -120%, ADQ Write -153%, ADQ Mixed -141%, Age 185%, AS-SSD Total -47%

Average Bench: 61.3% (788^th of 1071)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID SAMSUNG MZALQ256

Poor: 44%Average: 61.3% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Amd-raid SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB averaged 38.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 509MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB is 30.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Amd-raid SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 88.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 107MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 78861.3%

Min	Avg	Max
423	Read 509	645
12.7	Write 107	225
122	Mixed 175	301
65.6	SusWrite 88.5	115
47.9% 220 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 20.8	30.1
41.1	4K Write 64.4	101
10.8	4K Mixed 24.6	34.1
97.1% 36.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
50.7	DQ Read 148	249
68.2	DQ Write 114	210
68.1	DQ Mixed 108	159
86.8% 123 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 107 117 100 112 104 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 225

Mixed 301

SusWrite 112

63% 286 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 30.3

138% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 66.6

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 95.2

85% 124 MB/s

IND-User, 2 years ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 78 78 73 76 76 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 100

Mixed 135

SusWrite 78

45% 208 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 34.1

120% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 129

109% 163 MB/s

IND-User, 22 months ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 75 71 57 54 MB/s

66.5% Good

Write 93.6

Mixed 122

SusWrite 65.6

43% 199 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 31.8

110% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 159

121% 168 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3L1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 69 91 120 123 122 MB/s

65% Good

Write 12.7

Mixed 140

SusWrite 93.2

41% 190 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 68.6

4K Mixed 27.4

103% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 68.2

DQ Mixed 108

92% 140 MB/s

IND-User, 10 months ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 9L1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 67 54 70 68 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 67.7

Mixed 139

SusWrite 65.9

42% 192 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 68

4K Mixed 28.4

104% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 69.3

DQ Mixed 119

91% 125 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3L1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 96 111 120 127 132 MB/s

58.6% Above average

Write 139

Mixed 235

SusWrite 115

62% 284 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 10.8

74% 29.1 MB/s

DQ Read 67.2

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 88.1

69% 93.9 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 90 84 81 87 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 107

Mixed 145

SusWrite 85.9

43% 199 MB/s

4K Read 14.9

4K Write 41.1

4K Mixed 18.2

68% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 72.8

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 95.5

74% 98 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 91 103 93 96 MB/s

44% Average

Write 112

Mixed 185

SusWrite 92

44% 203 MB/s

4K Read 11

4K Write 41.5

4K Mixed 15.9

59% 22.8 MB/s

DQ Read 50.7

DQ Write 96

DQ Mixed 68.1

53% 71.6 MB/s

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 55%

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System: Lenovo 90N9003MIN

CPU
Core i5-10400Intel $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	23x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	3x

SSD
SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GBAmd-raidBench 61%, 8 samples	4x

RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-WM 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 360 samples	9x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-WM Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 16GBHynixBench 74%, 9 samples	4x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-WM Crucial CB8GU2400.C8JT 16GBHynixBench 71%, 6 samples	3x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $365

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

Amd-raid

SAMSUNG MZALQ256 256GB

Average Bench: 61.3% (788^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 61.3% (788th of 1071)

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