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MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 86.3% (384th of 1071)

Based on 413 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1
Poor: 66%Average: 86.3% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GB averaged just 13.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 183MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GB is 36.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 243MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 413 samples)
Rank 38486.3%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 472 514
120 Write 243 299
160 Mixed 243 357
85.4 SusWrite 204 293
64.4% 290 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 4K Read 31.3 36.9
51.8 4K Write 92.5 119
20 4K Mixed 33.7 42
140% 52.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.8 DQ Read 319 384
95.3 DQ Write 223 299
20 DQ Mixed 183 247
160% 241 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 146 144 139 140 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 504
Write 184
Mixed 202
SusWrite 140
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 37.3
143% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 214
174% 253 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 284 275 251 280 285 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 465
Write 294
Mixed 246
SusWrite 276
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 24.8
98% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 231
199% 297 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 291 292 269 285 273 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 384
Write 266
Mixed 247
SusWrite 279
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 32.2
105% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 246
204% 296 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 149 121 110 110 89 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 400
Write 200
Mixed 196
SusWrite 125
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 30.3
113% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 228
183% 264 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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System: Lenovo 90FL002SMW

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples52x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples2x
Core i5-6600Intel  $133Bench 68%, 80,688 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples44x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples4x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples3x
SSD
MZ7LN256HCHP-000L1 256GBSamsungBench 86%, 413 samples14x
RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,085 samples26x
RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 1,049 samples4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 121% - Outstanding Total price: $211

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