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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 178% (86th of 1011)

Based on 4,795 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 103%Average: 178% Great: 228%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 78.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 793MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 790MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 125%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 376MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,795 samples)
Rank 86178%
Min Avg Max
630 Read 1,363 2,146
530 Write 1,177 1,519
446 Mixed 847 1,135
259 SusWrite 376 450
210% 941 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.1 4K Read 49.4 59.7
39.6 4K Write 103 145
28.6 4K Mixed 62 77.8
209% 71.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
247 DQ Read 822 979
177 DQ Write 790 1,170
237 DQ Mixed 793 1,028
599% 802 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 325 315 308 306 304 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 2111
Write 1,378
Mixed 1,116
SusWrite 325
273% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 75.5
273% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,147
DQ Mixed 987
764% 1,037 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 311 310 308 309 310 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 2,084
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,130
SusWrite 436
283% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 71.3
234% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,037
DQ Mixed 1,008
759% 1,009 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 306 314 312 309 309 MB/s
199% Outstanding
Read 1,946
Write 1,395
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 321
261% 1,176 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 53.8
196% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 947
710% 939 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 317 277 274 270 269 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,145
Write 1,025
Mixed 789
SusWrite 294
182% 813 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 76.3
252% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 963
DQ Mixed 978
732% 972 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 380 300 306 296 295 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 765
Mixed 764
SusWrite 415
151% 673 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 68
233% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 1,081
DQ Mixed 956
738% 999 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 245 268 271 259 275 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 972
Write 1,052
Mixed 975
SusWrite 374
190% 843 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 69
224% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 719
565% 786 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 306 310 309 312 309 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,795
Write 760
Mixed 585
SusWrite 330
190% 868 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 59.9
201% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 47.1
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 56
46% 63.1 MB/s
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Gaming 48%
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Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 73%, 165,333 samples5,214x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 67%, 60,131 samples1,294x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 86,303 samples2,171x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 128,951 samples2,168x
GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 56%, 950 samples793x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 178%, 4,795 samples631x
RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 13,889 samples1,066x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 41%, 27,192 samples991x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 13,526 samples656x
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