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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 63.7% (755th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: HAZE 256GB
Poor: 52%Average: 63.7% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Haze 256GB 256GB averaged 36.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 251MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Haze 256GB 256GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Haze 256GB 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 140MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 232MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 75563.7%
Min Avg Max
184 Read 332 428
96.2 Write 281 370
252 Mixed 305 334
96.3 SusWrite 232 307
64.6% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 22 30.3
38.4 4K Write 55.7 86.6
4.5 4K Mixed 22.1 37.4
91.2% 33.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
103 DQ Read 140 178
198 DQ Write 251 322
15.6 DQ Mixed 128 211
116% 173 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VA001CBU
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 303 329 215 271 250 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 348
Write 306
Mixed 306
SusWrite 276
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 26.4
88% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 208
155% 202 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R022A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 212 99 60 86 38 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 341
Write 272
Mixed 252
SusWrite 123
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 31.1
121% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 150
128% 182 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R022A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 297 331 322 269 262 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 333
Write 315
Mixed 294
SusWrite 299
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 27.7
89% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 147
113% 150 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VA001CBU
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 302 350 353 348 65 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 279
Write 357
Mixed 334
SusWrite 287
71% 314 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 18.4
69% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 211
152% 193 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 77 72 72 81 69 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 428
Write 370
Mixed 331
SusWrite 96.3
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 9.2
66% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 15.8
70% 152 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,731,143 SSDs tested

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System: HP ProBook 640 G2

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples651x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples284x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples119x
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HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples1,137x
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256GB 256GBHazeBench 64%, 7 samples1x
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M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples122x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples120x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples59x
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