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MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 82.4% (446th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LN256HAJQ-000
Poor: 53%Average: 82.4% Great: 120%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GB averaged just 17.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 186MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GB is 67.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 351MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 44682.4%
Min Avg Max
222 Read 415 515
145 Write 364 494
195 Mixed 351 503
87.8 SusWrite 246 328
77.2% 344 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.3 4K Read 30.3 43.3
2.1 4K Write 66.3 146
3.5 4K Mixed 37.4 64.5
129% 44.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.8 DQ Read 251 386
49 DQ Write 217 351
42.7 DQ Mixed 186 359
152% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 185 174 172 171 169 MB/s
83.9% Excellent
Read 430
Write 396
Mixed 378
SusWrite 193
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 39.3
129% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 340
252% 332 MB/s
67GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 325 314 314 313 314 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 360
Write 368
Mixed 334
SusWrite 319
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 25.6
81% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 147
108% 143 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: 0301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 184 165 145 141 134 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 354
Write 346
Mixed 322
SusWrite 175
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 32.2
105% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 2
DQ Mixed 39.8
38% 64.8 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 87 77 80 79 79 MB/s
35.7% Below average
Read 380
Write 174
Mixed 228
SusWrite 93.2
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 3.6
54% 12.6 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Fujitsu CELSIUS W530

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples85x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples32x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples31x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples59x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples33x
HD Graphics P4600IntelBench 3%, 2,141 samples26x
SSD
MZ7LN256HAJQ-000 256GBSamsungBench 82%, 43 samples1x
RAM
M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 13,591 samples17x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples13x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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