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MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 146% (160th of 1071)

Based on 356 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2
Poor: 63%Average: 146% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB averaged 46.4% 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 489MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 624MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB is 165%. 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 65.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 327MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 356 samples)
Rank 160146%
Min Avg Max
368 Read 934 1,431
252 Write 781 1210
250 Mixed 716 1,106
222 SusWrite 671 980
174% 775 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 39.2 63.3
17.4 4K Write 65.4 132
12.8 4K Mixed 45.2 77.1
152% 50 MB/s
Min Avg Max
232 DQ Read 624 994
93.1 DQ Write 327 881
176 DQ Mixed 489 819
360% 480 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1205 1212 1200 1205 714 128 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,379
Write 1,211
Mixed 1108
SusWrite 944
261% 1,160 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 82.6
263% 93 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 851
DQ Mixed 823
643% 887 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1202 1204 1214 1198 189 124 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,344
Write 1,208
Mixed 1,073
SusWrite 855
252% 1,120 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 50.8
180% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 749
561% 752 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 580 578 789 812 814 MB/s
143% Outstanding
Read 978
Write 820
Mixed 793
SusWrite 692
184% 821 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 45.5
146% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 358
262% 352 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 768 380 153 163 165 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 897
Write 746
Mixed 746
SusWrite 388
156% 694 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 41.6
130% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 515
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 330
238% 320 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 357 358 461 502 501 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 593
Write 179
Mixed 421
SusWrite 423
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 36.3
120% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 308
222% 295 MB/s
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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 82TS

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples209x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples47x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples10x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples191x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples47x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples28x
SSD
MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GBSamsungBench 146%, 356 samples51x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples83x
MT40A1G16TB-062E:F 1x8GBMicronBench 34%, 758 samples66x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 34%, 7,899 samples51x
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