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SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 196% (101st of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7
Poor: 135%Average: 196% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB averaged 96.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 820MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,077MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 336MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 797MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)
Rank 101196%
Min Avg Max
630 Read 1,661 2,063
317 Write 1,122 1,364
342 Mixed 797 1,148
228 SusWrite 336 362
217% 979 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.2 4K Read 50.4 65.1
22.8 4K Write 122 206
7.5 4K Mixed 65.2 87.2
224% 79 MB/s
Min Avg Max
136 DQ Read 1,077 1,576
68.3 DQ Write 709 1,201
172 DQ Mixed 820 1,132
631% 868 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 326 324 329 325 325 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1632
Write 1,025
Mixed 709
SusWrite 346
205% 928 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 50.5
163% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 530
DQ Write 416
DQ Mixed 440
338% 462 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 327 330 330 329 329 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,665
Write 1319
Mixed 915
SusWrite 360
237% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 43.7
143% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 470
361% 494 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 319 321 322 322 319 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,227
Write 852
Mixed 599
SusWrite 342
168% 755 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 41.2
147% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 413
304% 409 MB/s
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Gaming 107%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,161x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples178x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples79x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples341x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples234x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples92x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GBNvmeBench 196%, 33 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples81x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples56x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,093

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