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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

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Average Bench: 182% (71st of 1000)

Based on 1,771 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 120%Average: 182% Great: 228%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 81.7% 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 789MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 778MB/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 389MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,771 samples)
Rank 71182%
Min Avg Max
683 Read 1,420 2,160
596 Write 1,195 1,506
585 Mixed 854 1,105
267 SusWrite 389 453
215% 965 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.8 4K Read 50.1 60.5
57.3 4K Write 104 146
36 4K Mixed 62.8 78.7
211% 72.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
326 DQ Read 821 979
287 DQ Write 778 1,140
311 DQ Mixed 789 1,017
595% 796 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 326 323 314 311 311 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 2,152
Write 1418
Mixed 933
SusWrite 350
268% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.4
238% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 536
DQ Mixed 596
462% 637 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1187 306 308 306 306 309 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,223
Write 1,273
Mixed 705
SusWrite 454
204% 914 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 77.8
261% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,146
DQ Mixed 1,019
780% 1,049 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 305 303 304 306 305 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1221
Write 1,145
Mixed 824
SusWrite 426
202% 904 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 77.8
268% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 939
DQ Mixed 840
662% 916 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 312 307 306 307 308 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,057
Write 1,322
Mixed 726
SusWrite 433
199% 885 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.5
254% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 1,007
768% 1,028 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 385 308 309 309 311 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1396
Write 1,221
Mixed 838
SusWrite 414
216% 967 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 71.5
238% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 732
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 741
553% 733 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 4,066 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 60%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 84%, 102,584 samples3,283x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 75%, 32,074 samples783x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 58%, 61,259 samples1,465x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 8%, 74,340 samples1,294x
GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 71%, 640 samples532x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 182%, 1,771 samples366x
RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 8,135 samples809x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 42%, 14,456 samples651x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,004 samples456x
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