Average Bench: 136% (172nd of 1071)

Based on 14,504 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB averaged 35.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 474MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 625MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 330MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 595MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,504 samples)
Min Avg Max
624 Read 1,017 1,424
116 Write 609 1,306
161 Mixed 595 1,226
95.5 SusWrite 330 586
142% 638 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.8 4K Read 38 52.8
43.4 4K Write 98.9 149
23.2 4K Mixed 47.8 72.4
171% 61.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
351 DQ Read 625 910
91 DQ Write 376 954
142 DQ Mixed 474 927
360% 492 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 994 349 344 311 207 MB/s
Read 1,366
Write 1,293
Mixed 1,206
SusWrite 561
248% 1,106 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 58
185% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 609
DQ Write 466
DQ Mixed 515
391% 530 MB/s
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 1011 379 329 344 350 MB/s
Read 1,248
Write 1,091
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 561
220% 981 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 42.3
139% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 901
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 822
636% 866 MB/s
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1173 1093 207 344 344 363 MB/s
Read 1,357
Write 1,229
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 587
245% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 50.9
167% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 407
DQ Mixed 519
382% 507 MB/s
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 164 176 175 158 198 MB/s
Read 1,162
Write 219
Mixed 351
SusWrite 176
103% 477 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 35.1
132% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 258
203% 290 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 97 96 96 92 100 MB/s
Read 1,096
Write 227
Mixed 122
SusWrite 101
83% 387 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 34.1
122% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 428
DQ Write 96.5
DQ Mixed 141
135% 222 MB/s
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 198 219 206 235 221 MB/s
Read 928
Write 178
Mixed 371
SusWrite 215
92% 423 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 26.9
105% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 320
243% 335 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 639 557 474 331 325 MB/s
Read 682
Write 688
Mixed 547
SusWrite 485
135% 600 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 20.7
68% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 425
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 477
310% 368 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 71,121,779 SSDs tested.

Typical MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB Builds (Compare 2,488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 82EY

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