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MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 199% (99th of 1072)

Based on 3,806 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00000
Poor: 132%Average: 199% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GB averaged 99.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 734MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,691MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GB is 129%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 434MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 113MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,806 samples)
Rank 99199%
Min Avg Max
879 Read 1,691 2,400
431 Write 1,491 2204
439 Mixed 1,047 1,549
287 SusWrite 434 547
260% 1,166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.5 4K Read 59.6 68.5
47.9 4K Write 113 170
28.3 4K Mixed 66.8 88.9
236% 79.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
423 DQ Read 838 1,009
269 DQ Write 637 1,123
353 DQ Mixed 734 1,154
550% 737 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 402 402 402 404 403 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 2,150
Write 2,224
Mixed 1,541
SusWrite 532
360% 1,612 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 76.9
260% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 899
DQ Mixed 1,001
738% 970 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 123 117 109 109 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 1,745
Write 216
Mixed 1320
SusWrite 122
186% 851 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 65
216% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 594
507% 750 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 307 287 274 255 245 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,373
Write 1,358
Mixed 864
SusWrite 293
217% 972 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 57.5
185% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 389
278% 362 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 276 376 404 386 402 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 717
Write 1,084
Mixed 510
SusWrite 456
156% 692 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 31.2
109% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 772
564% 745 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 56%
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Workstation 11%
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System: Huawei BOHK-WAX9X

CPU
Ryzen 5 3500UAMDBench 48%, 78,189 samples371x
Ryzen 7 3700UAMDBench 49%, 23,686 samples132x
GPU
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples371x
Radeon RX Vega 10 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 37,264 samples132x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 199%, 3,806 samples118x
RAM
HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 15,613 samples287x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples169x
4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 16,220 samples46x
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