Samsung

MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB

MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -8%Read -5%, Write -2%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -1%Read 0%, Write 0%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed 8%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed 2%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 92.5% (299^th of 1072)

Based on 482 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN256HMHQ-000

Poor: 63%Average: 92.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB averaged just 7.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB is 51.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 249MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 359MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 482 samples)

Rank 29992.5%

Min	Avg	Max
315	Read 435	509
255	Write 396	487
240	Mixed 359	495
103	SusWrite 249	326
80.8% 360 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 33.2	44.7
36.9	4K Write 75.3	109
21.7	4K Mixed 41.3	58.7
143% 49.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.1	DQ Read 320	384
97.1	DQ Write 282	345
29.6	DQ Mixed 265	357
208% 289 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 months ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21K0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 300 305 302 296 292 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 372

SusWrite 304

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 65.1

4K Mixed 41.2

136% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 346

262% 352 MB/s

UGA-User, 5 months ago.

157GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21K0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 203 227 201 231 225 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 319

Mixed 272

SusWrite 219

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 42.7

4K Mixed 30.2

100% 32.9 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 203

148% 195 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

161GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21K0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 218 248 201 248 243 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 306

Mixed 294

SusWrite 230

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 35.2

4K Mixed 25.2

81% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 132

DQ Mixed 186

134% 173 MB/s

SWE-User, 4 months ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 188 177 178 177 186 MB/s

59% Above average

Write 288

Mixed 292

SusWrite 194

62% 275 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 39.3

4K Mixed 26.8

91% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 139

102% 133 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MAV21K0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 128 125 122 111 116 MB/s

54.4% Above average

Write 154

Mixed 176

SusWrite 124

44% 200 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 37.2

4K Mixed 19.5

72% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 332

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 182

153% 226 MB/s

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Samsung Galaxy Book 12

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	33x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	33x

SSD
MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GBSamsungBench 93%, 482 samples	12x

RAM
K3QF3F30BM-AGCF 2x2GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,408 samples	20x
K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,664 samples	13x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZNLN256HMHQ-000 256GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (299^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 92.5% (299th of 1072)

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