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SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 200% (96th of 1072)

Based on 3,384 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVLB256
Poor: 123%Average: 200% Great: 262%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB averaged 100.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 752MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,770MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 410MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,384 samples)
Rank 96200%
Min Avg Max
735 Read 1,770 2,357
393 Write 1,469 2,183
462 Mixed 1,078 1,514
218 SusWrite 410 561
263% 1,182 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30 4K Read 52.5 67
57 4K Write 116 184
30.4 4K Mixed 66.9 91.5
226% 78.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
308 DQ Read 834 1,004
211 DQ Write 718 1,254
248 DQ Mixed 752 1,054
570% 768 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 47 47 47 48 48 MB/s
384% Outstanding
Read 4,823
Write 47.7
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 46.6
260% 1,252 MB/s
4K Read 467
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 2.8
713% 157 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 365 309 310 311 313 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 1,758
Write 1,506
Mixed 899
SusWrite 442
256% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 70
234% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 953
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 949
710% 942 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 316 315 312 317 316 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,963
Write 1,613
Mixed 1,177
SusWrite 448
289% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 64.1
212% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 943
DQ Write 814
DQ Mixed 895
666% 884 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 263 272 261 259 257 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 2091
Write 1,554
Mixed 1,186
SusWrite 284
284% 1,279 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 69.9
235% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 754
576% 783 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 207 203 198 179 193 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 895
Write 757
Mixed 862
SusWrite 220
153% 684 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 27
96% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 159
123% 169 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Acer Predator PH315-52

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples3,354x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples558x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,802x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples1,502x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples607x
SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GBNvmeBench 200%, 3,384 samples1x
RAM
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 17,072 samples1,239x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples796x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples208x
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