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SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 253% (55th of 1072)

Based on 65 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1
Poor: 184%Average: 253% Great: 346%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB averaged 153.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 775MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,279MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB is 162%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 662MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 65 samples)
Rank 55253%
Min Avg Max
1,640 Read 2,279 2,993
496 Write 1,598 2,524
585 Mixed 1,380 2,319
308 SusWrite 662 1,045
329% 1,480 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 4K Read 58.7 84.7
91.5 4K Write 170 221
36.8 4K Mixed 74.1 117
274% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
516 DQ Read 990 1,381
458 DQ Write 693 1,100
520 DQ Mixed 775 1,221
596% 819 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2NGXH Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 521 544 529 376 331 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,638
Write 526
Mixed 645
SusWrite 470
180% 820 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 48.8
180% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 434
343% 481 MB/s
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Typical SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GB Builds (Compare 3,995 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: HP Victus by HP Laptop 16-d0xxx

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples2,745x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples1,224x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples26x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples1,614x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples682x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples666x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVL2256HCHQ-00BH1 256GBNvmeBench 253%, 65 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples673x
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples499x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples453x
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