Samsung

MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB

MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB
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Effective Speed +103% Effective Speed 103%Average Score +129% Read 264%, Write 250%, 4K Read 53%, 4K Write 31%, Mixed 179%, 4K Mixed 43%, SusWrite 82%Peak Score +186% Read 367%, Write 354%, 4K Read 56%, 4K Write 50%, Mixed 271%, 4K Mixed 60%, SusWrite 147%Value & Sentiment -40%User Rating -14%, Market Share -66%Nice To Haves +168% DQ Read 175%, DQ Write 238%, DQ Mixed 251%, ADQ Read 139%, ADQ Write 116%, ADQ Mixed 173%, Age 59%, AS-SSD Total 191%

Average Bench: 200% (97^th of 1072)

Based on 7,348 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7

Poor: 95%Average: 200% Great: 284%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB averaged 99.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 709MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,665MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB is 189%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 541MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 115MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,348 samples)

Rank 97200%

Min	Avg	Max
634	Read 1,665	2,368
226	Write 1,417	2,200
266	Mixed 1,002	1,569
175	SusWrite 541	958
258% 1,156 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.9	4K Read 52.6	67
37.9	4K Write 115	183
24.3	4K Mixed 64.4	93.1
223% 77.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
298	DQ Read 780	1,009
121	DQ Write 625	1,212
175	DQ Mixed 709	1,164
529% 705 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5M2QEXH7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1841 919 236 279 258 MB/s

281% Outstanding

Write 2,095

Mixed 1,242

SusWrite 895

366% 1,642 MB/s

4K Read 65.1

4K Write 197

4K Mixed 94.7

324% 119 MB/s

DQ Read 651

DQ Write 781

DQ Mixed 1,001

676% 811 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5M2QEXH7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2023 1408 301 301 301 301 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,498

Mixed 982

SusWrite 772

277% 1,239 MB/s

4K Read 51.9

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 65.5

214% 71.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,010

DQ Write 786

DQ Mixed 939

692% 912 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5M2QEXH7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 397 398 404 405 403 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 1,089

Mixed 826

SusWrite 400

187% 832 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 68.1

4K Mixed 45.9

152% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 622

DQ Write 437

DQ Mixed 418

342% 493 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5M2QEXH7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 220 235 221 208 220 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 808

Mixed 866

SusWrite 232

193% 875 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 48.8

4K Mixed 36.9

114% 37.7 MB/s

DQ Read 311

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 295

225% 302 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Lenovo 20KJS0PN00

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	20x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	20x

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MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 200%, 7,348 samples	20x

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K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 62%, 8,887 samples	20x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB

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