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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 174% (130th of 1071)

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 130174%
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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 304 301 301 303 303 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 2,036
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,120
SusWrite 421
282% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 56.3
183% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 582
434% 577 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 302 302 304 305 305 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,017
SusWrite 446
240% 1,073 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 46.6
165% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 646
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 650
472% 614 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 328 329 324 324 314 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 828
Write 341
Mixed 345
SusWrite 325
102% 460 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 21.3
70% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 241
180% 242 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 3,326 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 samples2,067x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples893x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 68%, 23,588 samples365x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,645x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples978x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples313x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 174%, 20,171 samples291x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples498x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples289x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples282x
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