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Samsung MZHPU256HCGL

XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 128% (151st of 1026)

Based on 2,312 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00000, SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00004, SAMSUNG MZHPU256HCGL-00005
Poor: 87%Average: 128% Great: 159%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 27.6% 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 924MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB is 71.8%. 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 225MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 442MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,312 samples)
Rank 151128%
Min Avg Max
613 Read 924 1,087
476 Write 658 774
359 Mixed 442 529
316 SusWrite 594 783
146% 655 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 28.9 36.2
36.6 4K Write 76.5 119
16.6 4K Mixed 35.6 48.5
130% 47 MB/s
Min Avg Max
172 DQ Read 428 484
140 DQ Write 225 261
119 DQ Mixed 205 240
185% 286 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6601Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 755 738 759 759 750 724 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,046
Write 782
Mixed 518
SusWrite 748
173% 773 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 48.5
179% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 479
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 245
212% 321 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 757 771 767 763 751 MB/s
153% Outstanding
Read 1,042
Write 695
Mixed 554
SusWrite 756
170% 762 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 45.1
159% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 215
200% 316 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: UXM6601Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 782 775 774 745 702 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 737
Mixed 464
SusWrite 760
162% 724 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 44.7
171% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 230
204% 315 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6601Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 700 685 663 609 665 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 705
Mixed 447
SusWrite 670
156% 697 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 36.8
127% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 238
207% 314 MB/s
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Typical XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 2,284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 52%
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System: Asus G751JY

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 68%, 56,534 samples858x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 67%, 55,064 samples810x
Core i7-4860HQIntelBench 69%, 767 samples285x
GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 11,594 samples1,380x
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 6,437 samples900x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 32%, 18,840 samples2x
SSD
XP941 PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 128%, 2,312 samples514x
RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 23,872 samples376x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 13,993 samples250x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 24,011 samples243x
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