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MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 204% (94th of 1072)

Based on 754 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2
Poor: 143%Average: 204% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB averaged 104.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 819MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,810MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB is 97.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 754 samples)
Rank 94204%
Min Avg Max
816 Read 1,810 2,230
541 Write 1,206 1,474
562 Mixed 962 1,193
226 SusWrite 356 451
240% 1,083 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.9 4K Read 53.3 63.1
69 4K Write 127 171
41.3 4K Mixed 67.2 83
234% 82.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
502 DQ Read 886 979
204 DQ Write 818 1,311
275 DQ Mixed 819 1,007
624% 841 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 968 258 254 263 270 301 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 2,247
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,254
SusWrite 386
296% 1,336 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 81.2
275% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 645
DQ Mixed 604
506% 742 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 305 305 307 306 305 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,979
Write 1,320
Mixed 914
SusWrite 453
258% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 64.1
214% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 930
696% 926 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 295 296 293 287 287 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 2,078
Write 1,236
Mixed 896
SusWrite 326
250% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 60.9
198% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 708
524% 697 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 481 304 304 304 302 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,878
Write 1,440
Mixed 951
SusWrite 415
260% 1,171 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 36.9
153% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 685
DQ Mixed 858
632% 835 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 278 282 283 284 280 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,833
Write 1,411
Mixed 1,084
SusWrite 315
258% 1,161 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 53.9
189% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 409
357% 545 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71HAQ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 223 210 225 230 322 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 933
Write 963
Mixed 769
SusWrite 259
164% 731 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 64.9
215% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 646
DQ Mixed 821
606% 804 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GB Builds (Compare 1,257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
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System: HP Z2 Tower G4 Workstation

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples379x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples174x
Core i7-9700Intel  $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples159x
GPU
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples140x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples116x
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples92x
SSD
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GBSamsungBench 204%, 754 samples57x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples92x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples68x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 2x16GBMicronBench 82%, 771 samples42x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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