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MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 180% (120th of 1072)

Based on 5,016 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2
Poor: 112%Average: 180% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB averaged 79.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 696MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,564MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 330MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,016 samples)
Rank 120180%
Min Avg Max
731 Read 1,564 2,211
320 Write 1,192 1,615
453 Mixed 915 1,248
157 SusWrite 330 452
222% 1,000 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 4K Read 51.5 62.8
43.5 4K Write 107 149
26.3 4K Mixed 62.1 82.7
214% 73.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
281 DQ Read 788 979
163 DQ Write 606 1,001
203 DQ Mixed 696 1,022
521% 697 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 45 48 48 48 MB/s
393% Outstanding
Read 5,222
Write 51.2
Mixed 104
SusWrite 46.9
282% 1,356 MB/s
4K Read 447
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 5.2
685% 152 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 28 25 24 23 MB/s
342% Outstanding
Read 4,126
Write 40.5
Mixed 67
SusWrite 26.9
221% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 436
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 2.8
665% 147 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 223 218 219 220 220 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 2,074
Write 1,502
Mixed 1,132
SusWrite 243
274% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 60.3
200% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 734
DQ Write 453
DQ Mixed 612
451% 600 MB/s
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 237 236 229 235 235 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 2,074
Write 1,456
Mixed 1,143
SusWrite 258
273% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 58.3
189% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 410
341% 496 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 139 131 119 120 108 MB/s
151% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,364
Mixed 1,070
SusWrite 151
243% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 39.4
152% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 595
421% 542 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 259 263 261 263 262 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 1,565
Write 1,243
Mixed 899
SusWrite 269
221% 994 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 47.2
156% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 315
233% 310 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 317 315 314 314 313 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 696
Write 649
Mixed 622
SusWrite 323
128% 572 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 58.3
191% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 378
304% 439 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Lenovo 81FV

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples2,156x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1,909x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,089x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples1,057x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples919x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 180%, 5,016 samples183x
RAM
RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 6,442 samples581x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples409x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples296x
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