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MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB

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Effective Speed -137%Effective Speed -137%Average Score -118%Read -137%, Write -142%, 4K Read -71%, 4K Write -83%, Mixed -97%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite -237%Peak Score -121%Read -124%, Write -78%, 4K Read -149%, 4K Write -71%, Mixed -73%, 4K Mixed -89%, SusWrite -264%Value & Sentiment -1,318%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,600%Nice To Haves -62%DQ Read -52%, DQ Write -66%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -92%, ADQ Write -136%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age 75%, AS-SSD Total -67%

Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)

Based on 67 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2

Poor: 121%Average: 230% Great: 352%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB averaged 130.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 745MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,923MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB is 230%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 113MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 934MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)

Rank 80230%

Min	Avg	Max
652	Read 1,773	2,650
595	Write 1,923	3,607
552	Mixed 1,638	2,697
487	SusWrite 934	1,258
353% 1,567 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.5	4K Read 51.9	77
47.6	4K Write 113	222
34.1	4K Mixed 69	116
227% 77.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
405	DQ Read 891	1,528
168	DQ Write 533	1,146
296	DQ Mixed 745	1,293
546% 723 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 19 hrs ago.

391GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 29 54 57 57 MB/s

411% Outstanding

Write 51

Mixed 115

SusWrite 41.8

255% 1,226 MB/s

4K Read 542

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 6.9

832% 184 MB/s

IND-User, 3 days ago.

337GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2897 376 358 387 442 266 MB/s

328% Outstanding

Write 3,733

Mixed 2,540

SusWrite 787

548% 2,432 MB/s

4K Read 82.6

4K Write 203

4K Mixed 117

382% 134 MB/s

DQ Read 1,372

DQ Write 1,069

DQ Mixed 1,193

900% 1,211 MB/s

PHL-User, 1 day ago.

279GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 6L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1710 287 315 247 282 265 MB/s

253% Outstanding

Write 1,989

Mixed 1,438

SusWrite 518

298% 1,319 MB/s

4K Read 75.7

4K Write 206

4K Mixed 107

361% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,421

DQ Write 1,067

DQ Mixed 1,214

916% 1,234 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

413GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 1144 940 1087 528 549 MB/s

247% Outstanding

Write 1,722

Mixed 1,669

SusWrite 956

359% 1601 MB/s

4K Read 59.3

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 72.7

245% 83.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1039

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 810

562% 719 MB/s

ROU-User, 12 hrs ago.

349GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 357 314 291 283 348 MB/s

212% Outstanding

Write 1,632

Mixed 1,617

SusWrite 507

318% 1,425 MB/s

4K Read 48.8

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 67.6

219% 75.4 MB/s

DQ Read 713

DQ Write 838

DQ Mixed 731

563% 761 MB/s

MNG-User, 1 day ago.

222GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 6L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 671 487 558 595 531 MB/s

202% Outstanding

Write 1,692

Mixed 1,566

SusWrite 691

327% 1,460 MB/s

4K Read 46.1

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 58.8

192% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 622

DQ Write 467

DQ Mixed 579

423% 556 MB/s

IND-User, 18 hrs ago.

287GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 6L1QKXD7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 1152 534 436 414 347 MB/s

195% Outstanding

Write 1,737

Mixed 1,560

SusWrite 739

330% 1,472 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 55.3

182% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 649

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 538

365% 458 MB/s

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Lenovo 83DV

CPU
Core i7-13650HXIntelBench 104%, 5,188 samples	213x
Core i5-13450HXIntelBench 99%, 1,227 samples	119x
Core i7-14700HXIntelBench 112%, 417 samples	22x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 3,279 samples	186x
RTX 4060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 113%, 25,521 samples	84x
RTX 4050 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 97%, 13,571 samples	58x

SSD
MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GBSamsungBench 230%, 67 samples	1x

RAM
MTC8C1084S1SC56BD1 1x16GBMicronBench 79%, 585 samples	67x
HMCG78AGBSA092N 1x16GBHynixBench 77%, 745 samples	54x
RMSB3400KB06IVF-4800 2x12GBRamaxelBench 116%, 328 samples	53x

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Samsung

MZAL8512HDLU-00BL2 512GB

Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 230% (80th of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench: 230% (80^th of 1080)