Average Bench: 83.9% (422nd of 1072)

Based on 158 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LN256

Very good average bench

The Samsung MZ7LN256 256GB averaged just 16.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LN256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 185MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LN256 256GB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LN256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 227MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 158 samples)
Min Avg Max
377 Read 452 509
88.8 Write 302 469
126 Mixed 297 422
72.4 SusWrite 227 325
71.3% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 4K Read 30.3 40.7
31.4 4K Write 76.6 127
15.3 4K Mixed 34.8 56.8
131% 47.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
102 DQ Read 290 383
73.4 DQ Write 224 344
31.1 DQ Mixed 185 355
158% 233 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: MAV0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 306 306 311 312 309 MB/s
Read 408
Write 369
Mixed 328
SusWrite 310
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 29.6
99% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 64.9
DQ Write 64.8
DQ Mixed 64
48% 64.6 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,668,762 SSDs tested

Typical MZ7LN256 256GB Builds (Compare 1,946 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

System: HP Z840 Workstation

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