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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 176% (99th of 1026)

Based on 9,332 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1
Poor: 105%Average: 176% Great: 234%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 75.9% 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 746MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 707MB/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 341MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,332 samples)
Rank 99176%
Min Avg Max
645 Read 1,410 2,188
530 Write 1,195 1,560
407 Mixed 867 1,201
199 SusWrite 341 447
212% 953 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.1 4K Read 49.7 61
43.5 4K Write 102 143
30.6 4K Mixed 62.3 78.9
209% 71.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
385 DQ Read 812 979
150 DQ Write 707 1,169
208 DQ Mixed 746 1,030
563% 755 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 318 321 321 314 320 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 2,024
Write 1,520
Mixed 886
SusWrite 352
265% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 68.8
231% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 1119
DQ Mixed 1,034
783% 1,044 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 340 304 304 301 301 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 2,075
Write 1,364
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 437
271% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 71
224% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 750
DQ Mixed 951
686% 888 MB/s
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1143 284 308 308 309 308 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,179
Write 1,440
Mixed 818
SusWrite 444
218% 970 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 67.8
249% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 969
DQ Write 1,493
DQ Mixed 1,022
833% 1,161 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 971 368 307 303 305 306 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 957
Write 800
Mixed 793
SusWrite 426
167% 744 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 62.5
211% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 815
608% 808 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD70H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 324 322 318 321 321 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 590
Write 327
Mixed 389
SusWrite 321
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 34.4
159% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 399
309% 429 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 9,873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 56%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc0xxx

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 79%, 246,260 samples7,747x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 75%, 85,486 samples2,126x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 222,226 samples3,264x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 46%, 101,236 samples3,148x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 25%, 93,239 samples1,201x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 176%, 9,332 samples887x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 38,293 samples1,423x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 19,790 samples1,401x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 45%, 23,524 samples935x
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