Samsung

MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB

MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -10%Read -9%, Write -5%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -14%Peak Score -5%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment -454%User Rating -13%, Market Share -894%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write 0%, ADQ Mixed 16%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 90.5% (318^th of 1072)

Based on 5,596 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1

Poor: 62%Average: 90.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB averaged just 9.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 303MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 259MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 335MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,596 samples)

Rank 31890.5%

Min	Avg	Max
338	Read 420	501
280	Write 385	476
235	Mixed 335	400
115	SusWrite 259	330
78.6% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 31.8	44
33.3	4K Write 72.6	108
20.8	4K Mixed 42.2	58.9
141% 48.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
182	DQ Read 341	383
142	DQ Write 290	342
152	DQ Mixed 303	356
230% 311 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 323 323 324 323 320 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 388

SusWrite 335

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 66.1

4K Mixed 45.6

146% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 354

268% 360 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 324 324 323 323 321 MB/s

97.9% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 407

SusWrite 335

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 41.1

135% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 356

269% 361 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 day ago.

195GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 276 298 299 301 306 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 410

Mixed 362

SusWrite 297

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 33.2

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 43.8

147% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 323

244% 326 MB/s

ISR-User, 1 day ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 295 316 315 316 316 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 340

SusWrite 312

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 39.1

123% 42.3 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 336

254% 342 MB/s

SOM-User, 1 day ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 283 278 247 229 206 MB/s

75.5% Very good

Write 379

Mixed 342

SusWrite 259

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 41.7

4K Mixed 30.4

98% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 319

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 258

198% 272 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 96 121 92 96 112 MB/s

42.4% Average

Write 243

Mixed 263

SusWrite 104

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 12.7

4K Mixed 14

55% 15.7 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 33.8

DQ Mixed 57.1

56% 92.7 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,265x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	888x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	816x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,286x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 91%, 5,596 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	688x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	678x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	268x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $189	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 90.5% (318^th of 1072)

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