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MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 132% (175th of 1071)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2
Poor: 55%Average: 132% Great: 190%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GB averaged 32.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 545MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 647MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 278MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 175132%
Min Avg Max
451 Read 1,096 1,528
308 Write 882 1,199
401 Mixed 891 1,221
194 SusWrite 278 334
176% 787 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 33.9 48
18.9 4K Write 76.3 139
15.8 4K Mixed 44.6 66.6
149% 51.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
145 DQ Read 647 892
57.7 DQ Write 477 980
87.5 DQ Mixed 545 831
412% 557 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 170 194 242 243 234 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 886
Mixed 1203
SusWrite 297
210% 944 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 74.1
250% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 891
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 822
611% 812 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 242 229 175 242 244 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 796
Write 887
Mixed 727
SusWrite 306
153% 679 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 48.5
158% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 666
DQ Mixed 763
573% 769 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 231 186 236 242 244 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 822
Write 915
Mixed 784
SusWrite 307
159% 707 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 45.7
149% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 848
DQ Write 630
DQ Mixed 734
550% 737 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 217 223 105 144 221 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 1151
Write 828
Mixed 867
SusWrite 255
173% 775 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 40.5
131% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 208
154% 204 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 160 124 198 226 191 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 1,043
Write 669
Mixed 831
SusWrite 239
155% 696 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 25.5
84% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 84.9
DQ Mixed 109
79% 103 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 128 179 161 214 201 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 832
Write 657
Mixed 727
SusWrite 219
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 23.7
93% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 105
80% 110 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L2QFXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 306 134 125 128 132 MB/s
60.7% Good
Read 615
Write 438
Mixed 510
SusWrite 208
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 20.2
66% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 73.6
DQ Write 52
DQ Mixed 72.9
52% 66.2 MB/s
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Workstation 9%
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System: Lenovo 82XB

CPU
N100IntelBench 48%, 1,491 samples15x
Core i3-N305IntelBench 59%, 282 samples8x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 1,086 samples15x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 6%, 345 samples8x
SSD
MZALQ128HCHQ-00BL2 128GBSamsungBench 132%, 67 samples11x
RAM
MT62F1G32D4DR-031 4x2GBMicronBench 68%, 149 samples9x
H9JCNNNBK3MLYR-N6E 4x1GBHynixBench 55%, 25 samples8x
K3LKBKB0BM-MGCP 4x2GBSamsungBench 62%, 13 samples5x
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