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SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 185% (113th of 1072)

Based on 1,733 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW
Poor: 104%Average: 185% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GB averaged 85.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 725MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 880MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GB is 138%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 518MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,733 samples)
Rank 113185%
Min Avg Max
767 Read 1,368 1,659
534 Write 1,222 1,527
424 Mixed 1,180 1,470
147 SusWrite 518 864
240% 1,072 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 4K Read 45.7 56.6
54.4 4K Write 122 174
28.7 4K Mixed 61.7 80.8
213% 76.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
407 DQ Read 880 1,233
178 DQ Write 613 988
217 DQ Mixed 725 1,079
547% 739 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 891 166 155 152 267 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,683
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 416
283% 1,267 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 80.1
276% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,216
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 979
773% 1,076 MB/s
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 553 171 168 178 141 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 1,474
Mixed 1,430
SusWrite 441
278% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 78.2
268% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,119
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 1,017
760% 1,014 MB/s
457GB free
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1638 1646 1101 372 309 364 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,634
Write 1,584
Mixed 1,451
SusWrite 905
313% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 55.3
186% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 829
623% 838 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 766 151 158 112 82 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,589
Write 1561
Mixed 1,448
SusWrite 423
281% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 76.8
261% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 914
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 808
608% 816 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 757 120 126 120 109 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 1,428
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 390
263% 1,173 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 66.7
221% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 665
488% 651 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXM7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1421 585 171 149 153 136 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,359
Mixed 1,311
SusWrite 436
260% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 58.5
194% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 627
472% 635 MB/s
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-57

CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples9,310x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples5,202x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples564x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples5,172x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples3,032x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,820x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00BTW 512GBNvmeBench 185%, 1,733 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples2,906x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples2,200x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,758 samples827x
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