Samsung

MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB

MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB
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Effective Speed -177%Effective Speed -177%Average Score -182%Read -190%, Write -315%, 4K Read -87%, 4K Write -145%, Mixed -204%, 4K Mixed -96%, SusWrite -237%Peak Score -182%Read -195%, Write -242%, 4K Read -179%, 4K Write -109%, Mixed -202%, 4K Mixed -133%, SusWrite -212%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -99%DQ Read -40%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -86%, ADQ Read -152%, ADQ Write -225%, ADQ Mixed -184%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -65%

Average Bench: 194% (110^th of 1080)

Based on 98 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1

Poor: 83%Average: 194% Great: 305%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB averaged 94.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 523MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,415MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB is 221%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 387MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 98 samples)

Rank 110194%

Min	Avg	Max
734	Read 1,415	1,968
461	Write 1,097	1,829
374	Mixed 1,032	1,503
401	SusWrite 944	1,469
252% 1,122 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 45.2	68.7
18.3	4K Write 83.1	182
14.7	4K Mixed 53.7	93.9
181% 60.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
141	DQ Read 677	1,656
53.8	DQ Write 387	1,367
105	DQ Mixed 523	1,130
392% 529 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PHL-User, 1 month ago.

442GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 1817 1955 1839 1437 513 MB/s

299% Outstanding

Write 1940

Mixed 1,617

SusWrite 1,468

390% 1,733 MB/s

4K Read 73

4K Write 185

4K Mixed 96.5

332% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 871

DQ Write 493

DQ Mixed 678

506% 681 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 1000 1157 1296 1292 1287 MB/s

212% Outstanding

Write 1345

Mixed 1,250

SusWrite 1,170

306% 1364 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 48.4

158% 52.1 MB/s

DQ Read 806

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 639

446% 574 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

422GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 854 825 944 1013 999 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 1,068

Mixed 1,012

SusWrite 923

246% 1,096 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 37.5

4K Mixed 28.7

100% 31.7 MB/s

DQ Read 418

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 361

247% 311 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

373GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 342 337 429 739 845 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 1,001

Mixed 1115

SusWrite 515

220% 985 MB/s

4K Read 51.2

4K Write 72

4K Mixed 54.1

185% 59.1 MB/s

DQ Read 420

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 255

197% 277 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

363GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 690 707 878 985 1024 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 593

Mixed 714

SusWrite 796

177% 792 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 28

4K Mixed 26

93% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 69.4

DQ Mixed 91.2

69% 92.8 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

213GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CL2QHXC7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 99 129 104 122 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 520

Mixed 328

SusWrite 99.7

102% 466 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 23.4

4K Mixed 20.2

66% 20.7 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 71.5

DQ Mixed 156

110% 144 MB/s

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Lenovo 21C3004VUS

CPU
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples	9x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples	6x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples	3x

SSD
MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GBSamsungBench 194%, 98 samples	4x

RAM
M471A2G43BB2-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 2,466 samples	5x
CT16G4SFRA266.C8FE 2x16GBCrucialBench 77%, 1,235 samples	1x
2x16GBHynixBench 79%, 230 samples	1x

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MZAL4512HBLU-00BL1 512GB

Average Bench: 194% (110^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 194% (110^th of 1080)