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SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 137% (172nd of 1072)

Based on 2,994 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLV512
Poor: 93%Average: 137% Great: 173%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB averaged 36.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 472MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 772MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB is 80.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 362MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 371MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,994 samples)
Rank 172137%
Min Avg Max
669 Read 1,076 1,289
161 Write 455 578
247 Mixed 362 446
108 SusWrite 371 565
125% 566 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 33.9 41.8
41.1 4K Write 105 165
17 4K Mixed 33.6 45.6
150% 57.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
365 DQ Read 772 1,007
138 DQ Write 418 580
154 DQ Mixed 472 600
384% 554 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 543 514 553 518 553 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 588
Mixed 454
SusWrite 523
139% 625 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 42.7
171% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 576
DQ Mixed 604
499% 727 MB/s
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV72H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 536 546 550 544 554 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 1,070
Write 559
Mixed 390
SusWrite 544
142% 641 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 28.5
102% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 248
190% 265 MB/s
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 536 544 547 545 299 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 850
Write 551
Mixed 376
SusWrite 501
127% 570 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 31.3
110% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 421
317% 431 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV72H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 215 198 180 47 33 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 1,113
Write 328
Mixed 313
SusWrite 150
104% 476 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 30.1
118% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 412
299% 397 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 82 87 87 88 83 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 852
Write 128
Mixed 177
SusWrite 89.2
67% 312 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 30.3
133% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 994
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 279
280% 476 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Workstation 7%
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System: HP Spectre x360 Convertible

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples302x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples97x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples37x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples399x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples44x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples16x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GBNvmeBench 137%, 2,994 samples1x
RAM
EDFB164A1MA-JD-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 52%, 1,007 samples97x
K4EBE304EB-EGCF 2x8GBSamsungBench 59%, 5,177 samples69x
H9CCNNNCPTMLBR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 54%, 1,186 samples59x
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