Samsung

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB
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Effective Speed +77% Effective Speed 77%Average Score +92% Read 208%, Write 186%, 4K Read 51%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 142%, 4K Mixed 35%, SusWrite 8%Peak Score +126% Read 335%, Write 231%, 4K Read 46%, 4K Write 24%, Mixed 190%, 4K Mixed 42%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment -79%User Rating -13%, Market Share -144%Nice To Haves +170% DQ Read 166%, DQ Write 255%, DQ Mixed 213%, ADQ Read 149%, ADQ Write 138%, ADQ Mixed 184%, Age 76%, AS-SSD Total 181%

Average Bench: 175% (116^th of 1058)

Based on 16,383 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1

Poor: 101%Average: 175% Great: 238%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 74.9% 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 737MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 681MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 138%. 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 321MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,383 samples)

Rank 116175%

Min	Avg	Max
643	Read 1,428	2,204
340	Write 1,166	1,608
394	Mixed 877	1,229
156	SusWrite 321	448
211% 948 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.1	4K Read 52.2	62.3
36	4K Write 101	149
27.1	4K Mixed 61.5	82.1
212% 71.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
273	DQ Read 804	979
142	DQ Write 681	1,271
199	DQ Mixed 737	1,033
554% 741 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NOR-User, 3 hrs ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 338 339 337 309 284 MB/s

249% Outstanding

Write 1,453

Mixed 1,247

SusWrite 348

292% 1,316 MB/s

4K Read 65.9

4K Write 152

4K Mixed 86

290% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 981

DQ Write 1,197

DQ Mixed 1040

798% 1,072 MB/s

DNK-User, 45 mins ago.

238GB free

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1182 302 302 302 301 301 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 1,125

Mixed 730

SusWrite 448

243% 1,105 MB/s

4K Read 54.6

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 68

230% 78.6 MB/s

DQ Read 973

DQ Write 1,093

DQ Mixed 1,001

763% 1,022 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 303 308 309 309 311 MB/s

194% Outstanding

Write 1,484

Mixed 748

SusWrite 423

215% 959 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 127

4K Mixed 75.2

250% 86.3 MB/s

DQ Read 978

DQ Write 980

DQ Mixed 1,022

756% 993 MB/s

BEL-User, 4 hrs ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 259 263 257 256 254 MB/s

188% Outstanding

Write 1,428

Mixed 869

SusWrite 257

222% 997 MB/s

4K Read 58.7

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 73.1

245% 83.3 MB/s

DQ Read 966

DQ Write 794

DQ Mixed 376

419% 712 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 277 272 281 275 290 MB/s

182% Outstanding

Write 1,128

Mixed 736

SusWrite 274

239% 1,091 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 28.9

153% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 562

DQ Write 858

DQ Mixed 267

327% 562 MB/s

IND-User, 6 hrs ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 281 286 285 278 276 MB/s

182% Outstanding

Write 1,315

Mixed 943

SusWrite 320

218% 973 MB/s

4K Read 53

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 70.9

229% 78 MB/s

DQ Read 946

DQ Write 774

DQ Mixed 869

648% 863 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 hrs ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 252 256 254 258 258 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 1,228

Mixed 757

SusWrite 284

188% 841 MB/s

4K Read 51.5

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 65.7

216% 73.1 MB/s

DQ Read 958

DQ Write 752

DQ Mixed 857

641% 856 MB/s

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 52%

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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc1xxx

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 79%, 263,611 samples	3,827x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 77%, 365,444 samples	994x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 74%, 87,421 samples	941x

GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 70%, 79,714 samples	2,112x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 63,674 samples	1,701x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 396,917 samples	956x

SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 175%, 16,383 samples	789x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 85,741 samples	1,299x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 79,475 samples	682x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 5,450 samples	373x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $394	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 175% (116^th of 1058)

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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 175% (116th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 175% (116^th of 1058)