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SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 135% (173rd of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZFLW256
Poor: 79%Average: 135% Great: 181%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GB averaged 34.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 346MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,291MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 272MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 297MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 173135%
Min Avg Max
396 Read 1,291 1,849
135 Write 297 334
133 Mixed 341 515
71.3 SusWrite 272 329
120% 550 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 35.4 46.4
26.8 4K Write 112 171
12.2 4K Mixed 30 42.7
151% 59 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.2 DQ Read 691 1,002
74.6 DQ Write 271 335
16.5 DQ Mixed 346 456
291% 436 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 329 328 327 277 156 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 332
Mixed 384
SusWrite 291
139% 639 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 31.7
127% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 451
345% 477 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 321 324 303 202 177 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 1,297
Write 325
Mixed 352
SusWrite 275
122% 562 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 26.9
104% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 563
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 438
328% 442 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 155 130 113 121 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 187
Mixed 212
SusWrite 141
106% 496 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 22.4
103% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 530
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 317
247% 349 MB/s
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Gaming 106%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples96x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples29x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples12x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples26x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples25x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples13x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZFLW256 256GBNvmeBench 135%, 46 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples12x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples5x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $769

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