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MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 198% (98th of 1071)

Based on 9,460 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2
Poor: 119%Average: 198% Great: 264%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB averaged 98.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 786MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,540MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB is 145%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 427MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,460 samples)
Rank 98198%
Min Avg Max
638 Read 1,628 2,364
512 Write 1,540 2,211
519 Mixed 1,068 1,559
236 SusWrite 427 554
260% 1,166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.7 4K Read 55.1 67.2
64 4K Write 119 175
34.8 4K Mixed 69.3 89.9
235% 81.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
500 DQ Read 873 1,009
267 DQ Write 672 1,036
393 DQ Mixed 786 1,137
584% 777 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 403 400 400 401 401 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 2,025
Write 2,075
Mixed 1,314
SusWrite 528
332% 1,486 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 61.6
200% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 605
DQ Mixed 676
510% 686 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 422 432 433 434 434 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,009
Write 1,522
Mixed 930
SusWrite 452
221% 978 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 59.5
190% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 822
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 747
550% 726 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 431 414 403 410 412 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 903
Write 1,028
Mixed 794
SusWrite 468
180% 798 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 51.5
168% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 568
DQ Mixed 692
510% 673 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QEXH7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 460 385 399 402 401 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 778
Write 555
Mixed 540
SusWrite 420
128% 573 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 28.4
92% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 561
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 462
331% 432 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GB Builds (Compare 1,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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System: Lenovo 82B5

CPU
Ryzen 5 4600HAMDBench 70%, 27,218 samples961x
Ryzen 7 4800HAMDBench 74%, 20,504 samples356x
GPU
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 33,798 samples530x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples434x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples353x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 198%, 9,460 samples326x
RAM
LV32D4S2S8HD-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 48%, 8,552 samples293x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 45%, 34,565 samples150x
LV32D4S2S8HD-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 91%, 10,928 samples91x
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