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MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 213% (89th of 1072)

Based on 2,247 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2
Poor: 104%Average: 213% Great: 320%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GB averaged 113.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 648MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 829MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GB is 216%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 481MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,247 samples)
Rank 89213%
Min Avg Max
671 Read 1,480 2,092
428 Write 1,262 2,055
446 Mixed 1,118 1,633
296 SusWrite 1,025 1,551
274% 1,221 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 48.9 73.8
26.3 4K Write 95.3 182
21.8 4K Mixed 59.1 96.8
200% 67.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
311 DQ Read 829 1,510
112 DQ Write 481 1,153
203 DQ Mixed 648 1,134
484% 653 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1955 1976 1879 1842 491 236 MB/s
315% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 1,950
Mixed 1,531
SusWrite 1,396
382% 1,696 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 94.6
319% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,406
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 1128
868% 1,188 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 1797 1779 1424 1395 772 MB/s
300% Outstanding
Read 2,013
Write 2,223
Mixed 1,504
SusWrite 1421
403% 1,790 MB/s
4K Read 72.7
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 53.6
268% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,389
DQ Write 1,039
DQ Mixed 1,103
855% 1,177 MB/s
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1810 1817 1865 1585 621 459 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1,968
Write 2084
Mixed 1,607
SusWrite 1,360
395% 1,755 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 74.8
243% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,041
808% 1,116 MB/s
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1342 1264 1364 1378 1378 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,738
Write 1,320
Mixed 1,281
SusWrite 1,320
317% 1,415 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 58.1
194% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 697
456% 548 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 395 419 961 424 427 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 1,112
Mixed 182
SusWrite 604
178% 803 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 71.9
240% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,071
DQ Write 733
DQ Mixed 932
688% 912 MB/s
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1143 1040 1233 955 324 331 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,279
Mixed 1,200
SusWrite 838
271% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 44.5
141% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 761
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 686
458% 563 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 15%
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System: Lenovo 82SF

CPU
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples241x
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples132x
Core i7-1260PIntelBench 85%, 4,690 samples8x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples351x
GeForce MX550NvidiaBench 29%, 507 samples22x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples13x
SSD
MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 512GBSamsungBench 213%, 2,247 samples296x
RAM
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples157x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples90x
M471A5244CB0-CWE M471A1G44BB0-CWE 12GBSamsungBench 55%, 199 samples63x
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