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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

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Average Bench: 180% (75th of 1003)

Based on 2,607 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 118%Average: 180% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 79.7% 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 770MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 759MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 108%. 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 381MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,607 samples)
Rank 75180%
Min Avg Max
673 Read 1,419 2,159
581 Write 1,192 1,541
569 Mixed 858 1,129
260 SusWrite 381 450
214% 962 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.3 4K Read 49.5 61.1
51.3 4K Write 103 147
32.8 4K Mixed 62.4 79.6
209% 71.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
275 DQ Read 800 979
252 DQ Write 759 1,150
250 DQ Mixed 770 1,024
581% 777 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 304 305 311 308 308 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 2,158
Write 1,489
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 454
290% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 77.6
262% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,322
DQ Mixed 1,002
798% 1101 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1085 318 318 317 317 198 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1,198
Write 1,022
Mixed 845
SusWrite 426
195% 873 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 68.1
224% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 796
599% 804 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 255 251 314 331 330 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1,481
Write 1536
Mixed 1,036
SusWrite 291
243% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 64.2
209% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 721
DQ Mixed 466
451% 718 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 293 301 299 298 299 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,082
Write 1,318
Mixed 886
SusWrite 425
208% 928 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 59.4
204% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 932
704% 943 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 290 283 275 266 256 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,635
Write 1,242
Mixed 944
SusWrite 302
229% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 67.4
198% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 572
434% 590 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 315 314 316 317 318 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 932
Write 980
Mixed 775
SusWrite 453
176% 785 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 67.8
226% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 892
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 788
593% 797 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 394 334 322 312 310 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,696
Write 894
Mixed 493
SusWrite 334
188% 854 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 13.5
123% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 518
414% 570 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 319 309 304 294 293 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,533
Write 1,127
Mixed 906
SusWrite 324
216% 973 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 45.6
148% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 42.4
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 51.5
66% 112 MB/s
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 71%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 84%, 135,852 samples3,957x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 74%, 39,951 samples985x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 58%, 71,110 samples1,721x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 8%, 90,569 samples1,613x
GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 70%, 811 samples637x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 180%, 2,607 samples459x
RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 10,259 samples894x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 41%, 18,065 samples789x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 45%, 10,273 samples521x
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