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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 174% (129th of 1072)

Based on 20,171 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 106%Average: 174% Great: 235%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 73.7% 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 680MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 792MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 129%. 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 346MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20,171 samples)
Rank 129174%
Min Avg Max
715 Read 1,401 2,178
497 Write 1,154 1,611
494 Mixed 864 1225
180 SusWrite 346 452
210% 941 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 4K Read 51.3 62.7
33.8 4K Write 104 169
23.8 4K Mixed 61.5 82.2
212% 72.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
332 DQ Read 792 978
172 DQ Write 612 1,098
196 DQ Mixed 680 1,034
515% 695 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1133 313 315 317 317 317 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1179
Write 978
Mixed 882
SusWrite 452
195% 873 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 47
160% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 560
417% 559 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 107 109 107 100 91 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 916
Write 405
Mixed 670
SusWrite 111
116% 525 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 25.6
79% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 166
127% 175 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 5,176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk0xxx

CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples3,199x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,363x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 68%, 23,588 samples613x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,602x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples1,502x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples497x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 174%, 20,171 samples415x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples716x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples430x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples399x
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