Average Bench: 106% (228th of 1072)

Based on 1,374 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZFLV512

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 6.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 343MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 523MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 79.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 352MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 370MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,374 samples)
Min Avg Max
411 Read 730 1,122
179 Write 436 578
195 Mixed 370 705
107 SusWrite 352 556
105% 472 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 4K Read 29.6 38.1
29 4K Write 79 126
12 4K Mixed 26.7 38.9
121% 45.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 DQ Read 523 965
80.3 DQ Write 287 569
16 DQ Mixed 343 580
272% 384 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 15 18 22 22 MB/s
Read 3,420
Write 22.9
Mixed 45.3
SusWrite 19.2
182% 877 MB/s
4K Read 365
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.9
558% 123 MB/s
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 569 570 568 565 566 MB/s
Read 1,144
Write 576
Mixed 461
SusWrite 568
152% 687 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 52.1
259% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 590
488% 712 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 537 523 552 497 551 MB/s
Read 1,058
Write 520
Mixed 405
SusWrite 513
138% 624 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 47.2
208% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 600
490% 707 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 494 512 510 521 MB/s
Read 1,050
Write 456
Mixed 407
SusWrite 500
133% 603 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 41.5
151% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 508
418% 603 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 318 281 326 502 443 MB/s
Read 804
Write 173
Mixed 278
SusWrite 363
89% 404 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 32.1
117% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 543
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 404
305% 415 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 207 211 399 337 214 MB/s
Read 545
Write 376
Mixed 287
SusWrite 270
82% 370 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 30.9
113% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 335
236% 304 MB/s
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 364 345 327 309 337 MB/s
Read 760
Write 475
Mixed 251
SusWrite 340
101% 456 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 23.8
66% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 229
169% 223 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 317 403 369 397 396 MB/s
Read 97.7
Write 411
Mixed 227
SusWrite 381
64% 279 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 9.1
30% 9.63 MB/s
DQ Read 83.6
DQ Write 50.2
DQ Mixed 57.8
46% 63.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,660,058 SSDs tested

Typical MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 1,609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

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