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MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 98.5% (261st of 1072)

Based on 303 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005
Poor: 72%Average: 98.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB averaged just 1.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 271MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB is 43%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 436MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 303 samples)
Rank 26198.5%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 436 493
320 Write 428 482
259 Mixed 331 469
227 SusWrite 404 471
90% 400 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 4K Read 27.2 32.7
54 4K Write 88.1 122
27.4 4K Mixed 38.4 47.7
137% 51.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30 DQ Read 325 381
111 DQ Write 293 355
42.5 DQ Mixed 271 326
214% 296 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free
Firmware: GXT5404Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 458 457 457 457 457 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 459
Mixed 365
SusWrite 455
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 45.7
169% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 311
241% 330 MB/s
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXT5404Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 430 426 422 416 418 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 428
Mixed 309
SusWrite 395
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 43.5
150% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 325
253% 347 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: GXT5404Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 460 464 449 458 449 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 471
Mixed 318
SusWrite 457
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 39.4
133% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 322
250% 344 MB/s
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXT5104Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 444 458 460 460 458 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 462
Mixed 338
SusWrite 450
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 39.7
134% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 323
251% 344 MB/s
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXT5404Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 420 419 426 424 425 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 429
Mixed 331
SusWrite 392
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 40.8
142% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 324
253% 348 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,704,159 SSDs tested

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Typical MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB Builds (Compare 3,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples519x
Core i3-6100Intel  $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples414x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples408x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples645x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples331x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples215x
SSD
MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GBSamsungBench 98%, 303 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples116x
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples78x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $214

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