Samsung

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB
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Effective Speed +72% Effective Speed 72%Average Score +90% Read 207%, Write 189%, 4K Read 41%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed 142%, 4K Mixed 33%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +121% Read 329%, Write 225%, 4K Read 41%, 4K Write 22%, Mixed 182%, 4K Mixed 36%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment -151%User Rating -13%, Market Share -290%Nice To Haves +155% DQ Read 166%, DQ Write 200%, DQ Mixed 210%, ADQ Read 137%, ADQ Write 119%, ADQ Mixed 164%, Age 77%, AS-SSD Total 163%

Average Bench: 171% (119^th of 1058)

Based on 13,942 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1

Poor: 98%Average: 171% Great: 231%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 70.6% 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 691MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,421MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB is 132%. 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 323MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 97.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13,942 samples)

Rank 119171%

Min	Avg	Max
704	Read 1,421	2,175
519	Write 1,176	1,580
422	Mixed 875	1,193
183	SusWrite 323	448
211% 949 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27	4K Read 48.5	60.4
39.5	4K Write 97.9	146
26.7	4K Mixed 60.4	78.9
203% 68.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
228	DQ Read 769	978
155	DQ Write 629	1,074
210	DQ Mixed 691	1,022
520% 696 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 17 mins ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 310 309 311 312 309 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 1,373

Mixed 1,117

SusWrite 444

283% 1,280 MB/s

4K Read 62.5

4K Write 155

4K Mixed 82.3

282% 99.8 MB/s

DQ Read 975

DQ Write 934

DQ Mixed 1,007

742% 972 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 hrs ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 332 336 332 336 323 MB/s

162% Outstanding

Write 1,108

Mixed 651

SusWrite 348

163% 725 MB/s

4K Read 55

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 69.1

230% 77.7 MB/s

DQ Read 967

DQ Write 709

DQ Mixed 842

628% 839 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 hrs ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 311 292 275 263 255 MB/s

156% Outstanding

Write 1,214

Mixed 672

SusWrite 296

162% 715 MB/s

4K Read 56.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 71.1

235% 79.2 MB/s

DQ Read 971

DQ Write 716

DQ Mixed 851

634% 846 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 279 287 301 307 305 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 944

Mixed 824

SusWrite 313

177% 793 MB/s

4K Read 46.9

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 39

153% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 44.6

DQ Write 203

DQ Mixed 294

176% 181 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 293 299 324 306 299 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 575

Mixed 570

SusWrite 319

120% 533 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 51.5

4K Mixed 40.7

132% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 469

DQ Write 387

DQ Mixed 431

322% 429 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 245 231 226 212 202 MB/s

98.6% Outstanding

Write 635

Mixed 633

SusWrite 248

138% 620 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 36.4

4K Mixed 28

95% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 518

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 519

338% 405 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 hrs ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EXD70H1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 117 116 114 111 109 MB/s

98% Outstanding

Write 429

Mixed 664

SusWrite 132

121% 547 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 69

4K Mixed 33.9

120% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 406

281% 350 MB/s

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 52%

Yacht

System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc1xxx

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 78%, 227,933 samples	3,551x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 76%, 312,913 samples	907x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 72%, 75,583 samples	878x

GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 59,722 samples	1,940x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 54,252 samples	1,575x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 344,078 samples	898x

SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 171%, 13,942 samples	724x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 82,516 samples	1,197x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 63,051 samples	639x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 4,798 samples	346x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $210	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $210	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $102	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

Average Bench: 171% (119^th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 171% (119th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 171% (119^th of 1058)