Samsung

MZNLN256 256GB

MZNLN256 256GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -19%Read -5%, Write -12%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -12%Peak Score -1%Read 0%, Write 1%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -3%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -24%, ADQ Mixed -47%, Age 55%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 79.9% (489^th of 1074)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZNLN256

Poor: 57%Average: 79.9% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The Samsung MZNLN256 256GB averaged 20.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZNLN256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 177MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZNLN256 256GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZNLN256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 264MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 183MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 48979.9%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 435	509
123	Write 361	489
172	Mixed 324	429
100	SusWrite 264	329
77.6% 346 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.8	4K Read 29.8	45.2
19.4	4K Write 63.7	119
18.7	4K Mixed 32.6	61.7
121% 42.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.2	DQ Read 183	362
50.3	DQ Write 233	364
39.6	DQ Mixed 177	322
142% 198 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 22 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: MVT2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 309 308 308 308 308 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 489

Mixed 429

SusWrite 324

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 45.2

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 61.7

210% 75.2 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 292

220% 293 MB/s

KOR-User, 22 months ago.

232GB free

Firmware: MAV2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 313 315 316 317 317 MB/s

98.8% Outstanding

Write 481

Mixed 386

SusWrite 329

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 84.3

4K Mixed 41

155% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 181

159% 228 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

120GB free

Firmware: MVT2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 307 308 307 306 305 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 391

SusWrite 311

93% 415 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 69.2

4K Mixed 38.1

135% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 363

DQ Mixed 176

156% 226 MB/s

PHL-User, 11 months ago.

235GB free

Firmware: 1H3Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 313 314 316 317 317 MB/s

56.7% Above average

Write 330

Mixed 314

SusWrite 312

74% 326 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 25

4K Mixed 21.5

69% 21.8 MB/s

DQ Read 32.2

DQ Write 55.9

DQ Mixed 39.6

31% 42.6 MB/s

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Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: Dell Precision T5600

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	97x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 01stBench 55%, 2,873 samples	82x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x

SSD
MZNLN256 256GBSamsungBench 80%, 11 samples	1x

RAM
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples	41x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples	39x
M393B1G70BH0-YK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 67%, 378 samples	24x

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Value: 143% - Outstanding

Total price: $132

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZNLN256 256GB

Average Bench: 79.9% (489^th of 1074)

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