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Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ

PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB

▲ 52100 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 224% (67th of 1040)

more Based on 51,834 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7, PM981 NVMe Samsung 512GB, NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLB512, SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu
Poor: 139%Average: 224% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB averaged 124.3% 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 913MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,025MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB is 152%. 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 666MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 51,834 samples)
Rank 67224%
Min Avg Max
761 Read 1,734 2,355
734 Write 1,534 2,014
620 Mixed 1,173 1,618
370 SusWrite 666 857
285% 1,277 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.5 4K Read 55.2 66.9
61.4 4K Write 117 176
38.8 4K Mixed 70.4 91.5
236% 80.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
373 DQ Read 1,025 1,489
230 DQ Write 818 1,260
317 DQ Mixed 913 1,338
686% 919 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 653 639 636 640 637 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,500
Write 1,371
Mixed 1,234
SusWrite 652
267% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 87.2
289% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,217
DQ Write 1,087
DQ Mixed 1,146
861% 1,150 MB/s
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 464 455 448 458 456 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 572
Write 413
Mixed 468
SusWrite 455
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 74.6
241% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 971
647% 781 MB/s
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Typical PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB Builds (Compare 4,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Razer Blade

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 77%, 311,880 samples2,170x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 80%, 209,134 samples1,289x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 70%, 395,383 samples516x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,594 samples1,525x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 80%, 6,795 samples684x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 27,864 samples405x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 224%, 51,834 samples947x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 67,311 samples2,125x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 26,698 samples469x
M471A5244BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 2,120 samples327x
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Excellent

2 years ago.

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

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Terrible

2 months ago.

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

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Good

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Excellent

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