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MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -40%Read 32%, Write -79%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -61%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite -59%Peak Score -16%Read 79%, Write -59%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -63%, SusWrite -32%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +38% DQ Read 159%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed 24%, ADQ Read 105%, ADQ Write -41%, ADQ Mixed 16%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total 68%

Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

Based on 3,895 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZFLV256

Poor: 56%Average: 89.9% Great: 127%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged just 10.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 303MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 669MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 70.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 187MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,895 samples)

Rank 33389.9%

Min	Avg	Max
377	Read 602	905
84	Write 226	305
119	Mixed 223	307
65.4	SusWrite 187	294
68% 309 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 30.6	39.6
25.3	4K Write 80.7	132
12.1	4K Mixed 23.5	35.7
119% 44.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
260	DQ Read 669	951
72.4	DQ Write 205	304
124	DQ Mixed 303	411
259% 393 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 1 month ago.

0GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 287 285 281 273 267 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 301

Mixed 326

SusWrite 281

100% 454 MB/s

4K Read 41.2

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 40.9

216% 91.1 MB/s

DQ Read 946

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 413

360% 554 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 288 282 284 285 286 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 293

Mixed 302

SusWrite 286

97% 440 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 30.6

127% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 686

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 408

324% 462 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 85 88 88 87 77 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 115

Mixed 166

SusWrite 86.4

52% 241 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 57.5

4K Mixed 22.2

93% 34 MB/s

DQ Read 513

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 196

174% 274 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 157 147 148 145 139 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 210

Mixed 212

SusWrite 150

61% 279 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 16.9

72% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 436

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 258

200% 283 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 235 234 239 237 232 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 247

Mixed 240

SusWrite 233

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 42.8

4K Mixed 13.6

70% 25.5 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 252

189% 255 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 181 191 118 175 173 MB/s

46.9% Average

Write 216

Mixed 209

SusWrite 174

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 11.7

4K Write 22.7

4K Mixed 13.6

47% 16 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 95

DQ Mixed 111

83% 111 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1,853x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 53%, 6,131 samples	886x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 5,480 samples	212x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,852x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	871x
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples	212x

SSD
MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 90%, 3,895 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	713x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	684x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	531x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

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MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 89.9% (333rd of 1072)

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