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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 181% (89th of 1016)

Based on 6,383 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 108%Average: 181% Great: 238%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 81.1% 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 801MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 771MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 130%. 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 376MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,383 samples)
Rank 89181%
Min Avg Max
644 Read 1,389 2,175
559 Write 1,185 1,520
450 Mixed 858 1,178
242 SusWrite 376 453
212% 952 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.4 4K Read 50.5 61.4
54.7 4K Write 108 150
31.6 4K Mixed 64.2 81.5
216% 74.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
377 DQ Read 828 979
189 DQ Write 771 1,153
348 DQ Mixed 801 1,028
600% 800 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 320 303 302 304 302 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,764
Write 1,122
Mixed 848
SusWrite 438
231% 1,043 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 79.3
271% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 511
435% 644 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1139 294 302 302 303 302 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 1,232
Mixed 845
SusWrite 440
217% 974 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 82.7
277% 98.2 MB/s
DQ Read 596
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 770
543% 681 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 326 299 305 302 300 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,421
Write 1,168
Mixed 844
SusWrite 428
215% 965 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 81.4
268% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 715
523% 679 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 981 395 296 299 302 303 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 990
Write 971
Mixed 791
SusWrite 430
178% 795 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 78.2
260% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 669
514% 713 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 155 153 150 149 146 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 725
Write 556
Mixed 725
SusWrite 184
122% 547 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 63.1
210% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 959
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 955
706% 929 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 7,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation 55%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 73%, 206,053 samples5,911x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 66%, 62,986 samples1,522x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 147,791 samples2,482x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 82,962 samples2,447x
GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 59%, 1,100 samples893x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 181%, 6,383 samples722x
RAM
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 17,057 samples1,164x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 29,282 samples1,097x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 45%, 17,427 samples748x
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