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MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 193% (84th of 1040)

Based on 1,043 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1
Poor: 115%Average: 193% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB averaged 92.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 802MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,512MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB is 146%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 474MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,043 samples)
Rank 84193%
Min Avg Max
763 Read 1,495 2,360
736 Write 1,512 2,212
633 Mixed 1,079 1,557
341 SusWrite 474 547
255% 1,140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 4K Read 51.6 63.7
50.1 4K Write 111 155
35.6 4K Mixed 67 86.3
223% 76.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
397 DQ Read 844 1,009
229 DQ Write 724 1,169
228 DQ Mixed 802 1,158
596% 790 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 427 429 429 429 427 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 2,207
Write 2,066
Mixed 1,583
SusWrite 443
352% 1,575 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 89.6
298% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,007
DQ Write 1,166
DQ Mixed 1,165
856% 1,113 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 342 339 310 347 346 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 2,248
Write 2,204
Mixed 1,536
SusWrite 342
353% 1,583 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 81.6
273% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 844
626% 829 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 433 396 397 395 398 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 2,219
Mixed 967
SusWrite 543
278% 1,230 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 83.1
276% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,157
DQ Mixed 1,167
856% 1,111 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 429 425 447 425 424 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,726
Write 1,428
Mixed 1,039
SusWrite 426
257% 1,155 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 68.8
228% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 375
DQ Mixed 763
523% 655 MB/s
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 442 419 424 428 428 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 1,177
Mixed 1,064
SusWrite 432
223% 997 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 75
248% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 688
DQ Mixed 766
571% 759 MB/s
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Typical MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GB Builds (Compare 2,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec1xxx

CPU
Ryzen 5 4600HAMDBench 80%, 13,250 samples2,435x
Ryzen 7 4800HAMDBench 84%, 18,966 samples435x
GPU
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 13%, 45,754 samples1,729x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 7,372 samples787x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 6,905 samples154x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 193%, 1,043 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 47%, 7,571 samples828x
4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 2x4GBMicronBench 71%, 5,015 samples425x
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,186 samples301x
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