Samsung MZHPU256HCGL

XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB

XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed +40% Effective Speed 40%Average Score +42% Read 124%, Write 61%, 4K Read 23%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed 26%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 108%Peak Score +42% Read 120%, Write 58%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 31%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 110%Value & Sentiment User Rating -13%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 31%, DQ Write -36%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read 34%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -21%, Age -40%, AS-SSD Total 14%

Average Bench: 135% (161^st of 1058)

Based on 1,418 user benchmarks. Models: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004, SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00005

Poor: 92%Average: 135% Great: 161%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 35.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,024MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB is 69.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 222MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 436MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,418 samples)

Rank 161135%

Min	Avg	Max
630	Read 1,024	1,116
299	Write 648	766
291	Mixed 436	543
287	SusWrite 593	787
150% 675 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 41.4	37.4
23.7	4K Write 72	125
15.5	4K Mixed 34.7	50
145% 49.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
203	DQ Read 435	482
88	DQ Write 222	260
113	DQ Mixed 205	240
185% 287 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 1 day ago.

93GB free

Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 778 753 741 754 746 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 744

Mixed 561

SusWrite 760

174% 778 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 70.6

4K Mixed 36.4

123% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 472

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 240

212% 322 MB/s

ARG-User, 3 days ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 676 681 680 672 656 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 742

Mixed 433

SusWrite 677

163% 732 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 38

133% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 472

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 230

194% 291 MB/s

NZL-User, 7 days ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 638 631 645 655 644 MB/s

134% Outstanding

Write 652

Mixed 466

SusWrite 624

136% 607 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 47.1

172% 64 MB/s

DQ Read 471

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 230

204% 313 MB/s

ARE-User, 11 days ago.

122GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM6601Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 709 775 756 759 756 MB/s

134% Outstanding

Write 757

Mixed 433

SusWrite 681

159% 712 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 34.7

121% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 470

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 230

202% 310 MB/s

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Asus G751JY

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 66%, 68,333 samples	433x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 66%, 71,631 samples	432x
Core i7-4860HQIntelBench 69%, 986 samples	130x

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 8,158 samples	717x
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 40%, 9,604 samples	436x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 32%, 24,791 samples	2x

SSD
XP941 PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 135%, 1,418 samples	242x

RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,000 samples	211x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 17,687 samples	135x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 37,418 samples	104x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Samsung MZHPU256HCGL

XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 135% (161^st of 1058)

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XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 135% (161st of 1058)

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Average Bench: 135% (161^st of 1058)