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MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB
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Effective Speed -266%Effective Speed -266%Average Score -285%Read -334%, Write -481%, 4K Read -109%, 4K Write -203%, Mixed -341%, 4K Mixed -137%, SusWrite -390%Peak Score -275%Read -298%, Write -429%, 4K Read -183%, 4K Write -163%, Mixed -316%, 4K Mixed -172%, SusWrite -367%Value & Sentiment -2,468%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,900%Nice To Haves -153%DQ Read -132%, DQ Write -94%, DQ Mixed -156%, ADQ Read -169%, ADQ Write -272%, ADQ Mixed -200%, Age -48%, AS-SSD Total -149%

Average Bench: 149% (164^th of 1080)

Based on 569 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2

Poor: 63%Average: 149% Great: 244%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB averaged 49.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 494MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 636MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB is 181%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 644MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 569 samples)

Rank 164149%

Min	Avg	Max
370	Read 965	1,492
227	Write 800	1,216
229	Mixed 732	1,123
188	SusWrite 644	980
176% 785 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.8	4K Read 42.6	67.8
18.1	4K Write 68.4	144
13.2	4K Mixed 46.7	80.5
161% 52.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
201	DQ Read 636	999
91.8	DQ Write 338	980
166	DQ Mixed 494	821
365% 489 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PAK-User, 3 days ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 1058 658 178 175 163 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 859

Mixed 944

SusWrite 540

206% 924 MB/s

4K Read 65.3

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 46.7

245% 91.4 MB/s

DQ Read 963

DQ Write 1,052

DQ Mixed 770

645% 928 MB/s

ROU-User, 9 days ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 1012 833 784 781 801 MB/s

197% Outstanding

Write 1,146

Mixed 1,006

SusWrite 845

234% 1,041 MB/s

4K Read 57

4K Write 138

4K Mixed 64.6

242% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 810

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 590

427% 567 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 645 654 673 673 675 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 663

Mixed 644

SusWrite 657

154% 683 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 77.9

4K Mixed 73.9

184% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 862

DQ Write 642

DQ Mixed 812

591% 772 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 786 796 841 294 130 MB/s

153% Outstanding

Write 850

Mixed 827

SusWrite 604

185% 826 MB/s

4K Read 46.5

4K Write 80.4

4K Mixed 54.3

183% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 614

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 412

302% 408 MB/s

SVK-User, 1 day ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 624 249 116 167 165 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 653

Mixed 685

SusWrite 321

140% 626 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 43.5

136% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 528

DQ Write 175

DQ Mixed 268

220% 324 MB/s

IND-User, 3 days ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 7L1QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 144 51 64 52 56 MB/s

88% Excellent

Write 208

Mixed 194

SusWrite 90.9

66% 306 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 27

134% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 453

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 212

180% 271 MB/s

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Lenovo 82TS

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 64%, 18,917 samples	236x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples	49x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples	14x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 6,683 samples	211x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 5,562 samples	49x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples	39x

SSD
MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GBSamsungBench 149%, 569 samples	58x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples	90x
MT40A1G16TB-062E:F 1x8GBMicronBench 34%, 758 samples	76x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 34%, 7,899 samples	54x

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Samsung

MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

Average Bench: 149% (164^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 149% (164th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 149% (164^th of 1080)