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MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 196% (101st of 1072)

Based on 284 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000
Poor: 114%Average: 196% Great: 262%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GB averaged 96.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 703MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,523MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GB is 148%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 459MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 284 samples)
Rank 101196%
Min Avg Max
653 Read 1,624 2,372
610 Write 1,523 2,206
379 Mixed 1,034 1,549
313 SusWrite 459 552
259% 1,160 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.7 4K Read 58.5 67.5
38.2 4K Write 116 182
30.5 4K Mixed 67.8 91.6
237% 80.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
307 DQ Read 784 1,008
120 DQ Write 579 1,228
188 DQ Mixed 703 1,157
520% 689 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 397 381 292 225 209 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,810
Write 1,453
Mixed 980
SusWrite 442
260% 1,171 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 55.6
183% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 706
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 495
371% 506 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 455 271 360 391 385 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,849
Write 1,240
Mixed 1,064
SusWrite 401
253% 1,138 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 36
136% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 423
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 347
259% 348 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 289 281 277 279 279 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 1303
Write 1,036
Mixed 925
SusWrite 290
198% 889 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 33.3
130% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 607
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 602
425% 541 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 334 301 107 345 260 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 1,247
Write 89.7
Mixed 113
SusWrite 300
94% 438 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 46.7
139% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 510
361% 464 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 356 401 409 429 427 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 1,242
Write 927
Mixed 867
SusWrite 391
191% 857 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 44.4
148% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 175
130% 175 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH71K2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 371 392 387 346 335 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 1,458
Write 1,499
Mixed 459
SusWrite 474
216% 972 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 35
83% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 282
205% 269 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Samsung 730QCJ/730QCR

CPU
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples49x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples35x
Core i3-10110UIntelBench 47%, 11,481 samples1x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples85x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-000 256GBSamsungBench 196%, 284 samples23x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 12GBSamsungBench 53%, 89 samples48x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples33x
M471A1G44AB0-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 3,552 samples4x
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