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MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 185% (113th of 1072)

Based on 604 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1
Poor: 121%Average: 185% Great: 240%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GB averaged 85.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 767MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 879MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 724MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 604 samples)
Rank 113185%
Min Avg Max
760 Read 1,272 1,646
739 Write 1,327 1,752
646 Mixed 1,155 1,557
400 SusWrite 724 891
252% 1,120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 4K Read 40.4 52
42.6 4K Write 95.7 151
27.4 4K Mixed 52.5 75.2
179% 62.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
374 DQ Read 879 1,356
191 DQ Write 680 1,138
304 DQ Mixed 767 1,135
577% 775 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 1590 1756 609 360 219 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 1,689
Write 1743
Mixed 1,534
SusWrite 850
327% 1,454 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 68
220% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,027
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 859
644% 866 MB/s
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 1407 1252 378 225 382 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1501
Write 1531
Mixed 1,376
SusWrite 855
296% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 73.5
250% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 758
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 382
320% 476 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 444 135 143 153 146 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,416
Write 1506
Mixed 1,347
SusWrite 426
263% 1,174 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 53.2
175% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 813
614% 822 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 1058 359 283 138 117 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,348
Write 1,092
Mixed 1096
SusWrite 503
226% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 57.1
188% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 717
504% 653 MB/s
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 918 145 125 130 129 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,229
Write 1,246
Mixed 1,108
SusWrite 429
225% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 52.1
170% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 603
426% 553 MB/s
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 985 964 135 136 151 140 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 1,146
Write 1,074
Mixed 1,066
SusWrite 418
208% 926 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 24.6
84% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 735
DQ Mixed 628
489% 666 MB/s
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 15%
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CPU
Ryzen 7 5700UAMDBench 67%, 6,833 samples13x
GPU
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 12%, 36,301 samples13x
SSD
MZALQ512HBLU-00BL1 512GBSamsungBench 185%, 604 samples12x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples9x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE Micron 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 16GBSamsungBench 68%, 286 samples2x
CT32G4SFD832A.C16FB Hynix HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 39GBUnknownBench 45%, 3 samples1x
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