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MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 190% (109th of 1072)

Based on 13,215 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00000
Poor: 119%Average: 190% Great: 249%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB averaged 89.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 808MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 742MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 334MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,215 samples)
Rank 109190%
Min Avg Max
561 Read 1,582 2,226
269 Write 1,166 1,676
432 Mixed 920 1,283
160 SusWrite 334 454
222% 1,001 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 4K Read 55.4 66.7
50.9 4K Write 116 182
28.5 4K Mixed 65.9 88
230% 79 MB/s
Min Avg Max
460 DQ Read 866 980
198 DQ Write 742 1,197
286 DQ Mixed 808 1,048
604% 805 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 281 288 280 280 260 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 1,991
Write 1,359
Mixed 974
SusWrite 289
255% 1,153 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 55.4
166% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 855
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 734
543% 721 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 250 251 248 249 245 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 2,069
Write 1,371
Mixed 998
SusWrite 260
260% 1,175 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 52.6
170% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 479
DQ Mixed 570
430% 581 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 330 305 305 306 305 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 1,708
Write 1,512
Mixed 1,068
SusWrite 443
264% 1,183 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 42.3
140% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 331
246% 332 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 295 297 294 296 295 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 811
Write 739
Mixed 693
SusWrite 304
143% 637 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 30.1
100% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 498
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 390
293% 397 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Razer Blade

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples2,060x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,071x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples469x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,447x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples597x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples398x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 190%, 13,215 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples1,755x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples371x
M471A5244BB0-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 2,214 samples290x
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