Samsung

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB
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Effective Speed +82% Effective Speed 82%Average Score +97% Read 214%, Write 195%, 4K Read 50%, 4K Write 17%, Mixed 148%, 4K Mixed 41%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score +130% Read 340%, Write 228%, 4K Read 54%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 195%, 4K Mixed 48%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment -264%User Rating -41%, Market Share -486%Nice To Haves +183% DQ Read 170%, DQ Write 267%, DQ Mixed 218%, ADQ Read 152%, ADQ Write 154%, ADQ Mixed 193%, Age 123%, AS-SSD Total 186%

Average Bench: 178% (104^th of 1040)

Based on 11,417 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1

Poor: 90%Average: 178% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 77.8% 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 775MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 743MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 152%. 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 342MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 104MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,417 samples)

Rank 104178%

Min	Avg	Max
652	Read 1,430	2,195
489	Write 1,200	1,591
459	Mixed 887	1,228
221	SusWrite 342	453
215% 965 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.6	4K Read 49.4	62.5
37.3	4K Write 104	151
26.4	4K Mixed 62.4	81.8
210% 72.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
254	DQ Read 813	980
142	DQ Write 743	1,295
193	DQ Mixed 775	1,033
582% 777 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 271 272 268 265 263 MB/s

215% Outstanding

Write 1,422

Mixed 1,297

SusWrite 303

289% 1,304 MB/s

4K Read 64.6

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 74.5

248% 80.6 MB/s

DQ Read 958

DQ Write 470

DQ Mixed 382

372% 604 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 307 308 299 308 308 MB/s

192% Outstanding

Write 1,340

Mixed 956

SusWrite 453

230% 1,026 MB/s

4K Read 52.7

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 68.1

225% 76.7 MB/s

DQ Read 850

DQ Write 957

DQ Mixed 870

664% 892 MB/s

TUR-User, 10 hrs ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 285 278 279 280 281 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,338

Mixed 1,042

SusWrite 281

248% 1,115 MB/s

4K Read 48.6

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 56.8

195% 65.7 MB/s

DQ Read 945

DQ Write 621

DQ Mixed 516

457% 694 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 272 263 262 260 255 MB/s

178% Outstanding

Write 1,598

Mixed 1,055

SusWrite 272

240% 1,070 MB/s

4K Read 46.8

4K Write 98.6

4K Mixed 62.5

203% 69.3 MB/s

DQ Read 972

DQ Write 982

DQ Mixed 1,028

759% 994 MB/s

IND-User, 4 hrs ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 285 283 281 278 276 MB/s

162% Outstanding

Write 1,019

Mixed 785

SusWrite 298

170% 757 MB/s

4K Read 53.9

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 63.1

217% 73.4 MB/s

DQ Read 960

DQ Write 807

DQ Mixed 864

652% 877 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 187 254 250 237 245 MB/s

151% Outstanding

Write 557

Mixed 561

SusWrite 254

113% 503 MB/s

4K Read 54.5

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 74

240% 82.5 MB/s

DQ Read 837

DQ Write 723

DQ Mixed 1,007

693% 855 MB/s

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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 3,872 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 59%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 52%

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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc1xxx

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 80%, 177,064 samples	2,410x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 78%, 286,692 samples	578x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 75%, 55,334 samples	537x

GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 67%, 32,657 samples	1,242x
GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 63%, 31,715 samples	1,055x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 266,216 samples	639x

SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 178%, 11,417 samples	533x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 63,154 samples	787x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 56,611 samples	490x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 76%, 14,394 samples	225x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 178% (104^th of 1040)

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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 178% (104th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 178% (104^th of 1040)