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MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 164% (139th of 1074)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1
Poor: 82%Average: 164% Great: 234%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GB averaged 64.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 472MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,066MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GB is 152%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 357MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 139164%
Min Avg Max
546 Read 1,066 1,411
392 Write 899 1,184
376 Mixed 802 1,108
325 SusWrite 734 985
196% 875 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 4K Read 47.6 68.5
19.4 4K Write 79.2 160
18.4 4K Mixed 51.5 85.2
180% 59.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
136 DQ Read 588 996
51.6 DQ Write 357 1,033
98.3 DQ Mixed 472 822
352% 472 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 974 962 972 787 170 99 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,353
Write 1,046
Mixed 1,037
SusWrite 661
229% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 80
275% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 419
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 294
226% 312 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 969 940 939 1040 1038 872 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 1,211
Write 1,063
Mixed 1,001
SusWrite 966
238% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 55.3
183% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 651
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 553
403% 531 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 799 796 1172 1169 215 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,325
Write 1,172
Mixed 989
SusWrite 824
242% 1,078 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 54.9
182% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 485
334% 423 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 1160 1158 1149 1153 263 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,413
Write 1,153
Mixed 1,088
SusWrite 982
260% 1,159 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 41.4
137% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 209
191% 294 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL2QHXC7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 583 629 635 587 500 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 841
Write 522
Mixed 484
SusWrite 611
137% 614 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 27.5
81% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 222
179% 255 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 10%
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CPU
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples3x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples3x
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MZAL4256HBJD-00BL1 256GBSamsungBench 164%, 67 samples4x
RAM
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 34%, 7,899 samples3x
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