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MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 146% (168th of 1080)

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 168146%
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%
177GB free
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2153 2058 2031 1822 1817 1600 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 1,753
Write 928
Mixed 1,576
SusWrite 1,913
347% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 72
238% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,461
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,213
918% 1,241 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 1221 1227 1225 928 127 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1515
Write 1,234
Mixed 1131
SusWrite 992
273% 1,218 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 78.2
257% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 819
659% 925 MB/s
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1203 1204 1212 1152 1030 111 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,156
SusWrite 985
273% 1,219 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 78.9
264% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 822
616% 826 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1087 1032 1157 1169 390 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,422
Write 1,182
Mixed 952
SusWrite 979
254% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 74.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 86.7
300% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 638
456% 593 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 1215 1208 1217 817 131 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,228
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 967
272% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 71.5
240% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 53.7
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 68.2
56% 78.2 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 836 879 1199 633 182 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,325
Write 1,137
Mixed 1,047
SusWrite 774
240% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 54.8
185% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 539
378% 487 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 886 876 844 792 707 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 997
Write 1,082
Mixed 776
SusWrite 839
208% 924 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 41.6
146% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 427
313% 419 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 65 41 40 37 50 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,142
Write 598
Mixed 893
SusWrite 149
154% 696 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 30.3
4K Mixed 63
174% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 605
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 693
512% 669 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7L1QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 539 596 436 484 643 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 570
Write 441
Mixed 694
SusWrite 507
125% 553 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 24.2
80% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 231
168% 222 MB/s
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System: Lenovo 82TS

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples222x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples47x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples14x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 6,683 samples201x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples47x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples35x
SSD
MZAL4256HBJD-00BL2 256GBSamsungBench 146%, 356 samples54x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples87x
MT40A1G16TB-062E:F 1x8GBMicronBench 34%, 758 samples70x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 34%, 7,899 samples53x
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