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MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 199% (85th of 1058)

Based on 3,857 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7
Poor: 116%Average: 199% Great: 267%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB averaged 99.4% 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 733MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,719MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GB is 151%. 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 497MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,857 samples)
Rank 85199%
Min Avg Max
671 Read 1,719 2,358
497 Write 1,519 2,212
462 Mixed 1,078 1,552
290 SusWrite 497 899
268% 1,203 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.3 4K Read 51 63.4
44.8 4K Write 110 166
31.8 4K Mixed 65.5 86.3
219% 75.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
287 DQ Read 791 1,009
131 DQ Write 656 1,224
175 DQ Mixed 733 1,163
546% 726 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4M2QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 406 396 408 405 406 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 2380
Write 2,221
Mixed 1,581
SusWrite 539
375% 1,680 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 89
294% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 1,030
737% 948 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4M2QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 397 401 403 404 405 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,919
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,273
SusWrite 548
322% 1,438 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 65.1
213% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 718
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 696
546% 749 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4M2QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 286 262 246 232 218 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,165
Write 1,098
Mixed 960
SusWrite 264
195% 872 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 40
135% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 470
330% 417 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: Lenovo 20QVCTO1WW

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 79%, 228,728 samples409x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 82%, 7,557 samples64x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 74%, 73,166 samples28x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 318,545 samples265x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 53,493 samples154x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 37%, 4,775 samples109x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 199%, 3,857 samples40x
RAM
M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 79%, 3,837 samples67x
M471A4G43MB1-CTD 1x31GBSamsungBench 43%, 1,711 samples55x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 19,869 samples41x
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