Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ

PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
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Effective Speed +121% Effective Speed 121%Average Score +145% Read 274%, Write 267%, 4K Read 57%, 4K Write 31%, Mixed 219%, 4K Mixed 53%, SusWrite 117%Peak Score +177% Read 363%, Write 317%, 4K Read 57%, 4K Write 48%, Mixed 276%, 4K Mixed 60%, SusWrite 122%Value & Sentiment +12% User Rating -9%, Market Share 33%Nice To Haves +218% DQ Read 341%, DQ Write 247%, DQ Mixed 308%, ADQ Read 203%, ADQ Write 146%, ADQ Mixed 216%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total 265%

Average Bench: 217% (85^th of 1072)

Based on 80,540 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLB512, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu

Poor: 130%Average: 217% Great: 296%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 117.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 821MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 989MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 166%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 642MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 115MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 80,540 samples)

Rank 85217%

Min	Avg	Max
747	Read 1,711	2,346
646	Write 1,486	2,021
547	Mixed 1,146	1,592
331	SusWrite 642	858
278% 1,246 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.8	4K Read 53.8	67.4
52.4	4K Write 115	181
35.2	4K Mixed 69.1	93.1
231% 79.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
375	DQ Read 989	1,620
211	DQ Write 711	1,243
275	DQ Mixed 821	1,350
621% 841 MB/s

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

AUT-User, 21 hrs ago.

236GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 511 500 501 496 488 MB/s

260% Outstanding

Write 1,889

Mixed 1,553

SusWrite 529

350% 1,569 MB/s

4K Read 55.2

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 72

239% 82.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,532

DQ Write 1,220

DQ Mixed 1,364

1,024% 1,372 MB/s

DEU-User, 21 hrs ago.

254GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 591 575 561 561 557 MB/s

259% Outstanding

Write 1,908

Mixed 1,591

SusWrite 602

358% 1,607 MB/s

4K Read 62.8

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 84.8

280% 97.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,108

DQ Write 769

DQ Mixed 950

706% 943 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 659 609 506 615 613 MB/s

236% Outstanding

Write 1,636

Mixed 1,248

SusWrite 624

316% 1,419 MB/s

4K Read 51.3

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 66

215% 72.4 MB/s

DQ Read 968

DQ Write 1,016

DQ Mixed 1,047

772% 1,010 MB/s

ESP-User, 22 hrs ago.

204GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 643 643 642 628 593 MB/s

230% Outstanding

Write 1,907

Mixed 1,384

SusWrite 660

346% 1,552 MB/s

4K Read 52.4

4K Write 92.8

4K Mixed 65.6

213% 70.3 MB/s

DQ Read 872

DQ Write 620

DQ Mixed 761

564% 751 MB/s

POL-User, 2 hrs ago.

262GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 603 602 587 603 604 MB/s

220% Outstanding

Write 1,739

Mixed 1,310

SusWrite 643

328% 1,472 MB/s

4K Read 46.5

4K Write 73.3

4K Mixed 54.9

180% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 943

DQ Write 715

DQ Mixed 805

608% 821 MB/s

CAN-User, 17 hrs ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 336 333 336 333 331 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 1,301

Mixed 1,283

SusWrite 355

273% 1,232 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 78.9

4K Mixed 32.2

141% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 766

DQ Write 637

DQ Mixed 748

547% 717 MB/s

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Razer Blade

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	2,063x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,071x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	469x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	1,448x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples	597x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples	400x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	817x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	1,758x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples	371x
M471A5244BB0-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 2,214 samples	290x

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2 years ago.

the best money can buy, once mated with Samsung NVMe drivers

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2 months ago.

trash prebuild gaming pc and that SSD is overprice to buy..

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ

PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

Average Bench: 217% (85th of 1072)

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