Samsung

MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB

MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB
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Effective Speed +62% Effective Speed 62%Average Score +71% Read 142%, Write 113%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 128%, 4K Mixed 21%, SusWrite 49%Peak Score +98% Read 187%, Write 177%, 4K Read 23%, 4K Write 21%, Mixed 199%, 4K Mixed 26%, SusWrite 56%Value & Sentiment -38%User Rating -13%, Market Share -63%Nice To Haves +154% DQ Read 148%, DQ Write 180%, DQ Mixed 182%, ADQ Read 132%, ADQ Write 99%, ADQ Mixed 154%, Age 198%, AS-SSD Total 140%

Average Bench: 159% (131^st of 1058)

Based on 7,606 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L2

Poor: 91%Average: 159% Great: 209%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB averaged 59.1% 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 658MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 746MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB is 118%. 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 447MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,606 samples)

Rank 131159%

Min	Avg	Max
706	Read 1,119	1,455
157	Write 861	1,347
196	Mixed 821	1,264
129	SusWrite 447	602
181% 812 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.5	4K Read 39.7	52.5
53.1	4K Write 108	144
29.3	4K Mixed 54.2	72.8
187% 67.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
457	DQ Read 746	912
111	DQ Write 567	1,002
167	DQ Mixed 658	932
491% 657 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 13 mins ago.

392GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 1158 369 377 341 318 MB/s

219% Outstanding

Write 1,125

Mixed 1,275

SusWrite 584

249% 1,114 MB/s

4K Read 54.2

4K Write 155

4K Mixed 77.3

264% 95.6 MB/s

DQ Read 906

DQ Write 998

DQ Mixed 924

703% 942 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

392GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 921 337 326 352 344 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,341

Mixed 1,256

SusWrite 588

258% 1,152 MB/s

4K Read 48.6

4K Write 139

4K Mixed 69.2

236% 85.5 MB/s

DQ Read 909

DQ Write 1,012

DQ Mixed 927

707% 950 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 hrs ago.

305GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3L1QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 497 258 263 235 225 MB/s

205% Outstanding

Write 1343

Mixed 1,250

SusWrite 473

254% 1,134 MB/s

4K Read 49.4

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 70.3

239% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 912

DQ Write 1,012

DQ Mixed 935

712% 953 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 hr ago.

439GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 1071 492 348 359 350 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 1,069

Mixed 930

SusWrite 566

204% 908 MB/s

4K Read 47.2

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 67

222% 78.8 MB/s

DQ Read 909

DQ Write 887

DQ Mixed 910

680% 902 MB/s

HRV-User, 4 hrs ago.

438GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 849 471 288 337 335 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 993

Mixed 919

SusWrite 533

197% 880 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 97

4K Mixed 51.7

170% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 835

DQ Write 919

DQ Mixed 876

660% 876 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

330GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 636 633 265 216 220 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 631

Mixed 610

SusWrite 427

136% 606 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 30.5

115% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 729

DQ Write 259

DQ Mixed 613

422% 534 MB/s

GBR-User, 26 mins ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AL2QFXV7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 146 120 123 137 127 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 174

Mixed 302

SusWrite 137

88% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 40.6

138% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 470

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 263

207% 295 MB/s

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 15%

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System: Lenovo 82EY

CPU
Ryzen 5 4600HAMDBench 80%, 25,578 samples	2,851x
Ryzen 7 4800HAMDBench 84%, 37,924 samples	1,238x

GPU
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 78,117 samples	2,643x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 13,554 samples	765x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 43%, 12,890 samples	681x

SSD
MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GBSamsungBench 159%, 7,606 samples	628x

RAM
LV32D4S2S8HD-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 3,069 samples	839x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 46%, 16,514 samples	714x
LV32D4S2S8HD-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 96%, 5,257 samples	627x

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Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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MZALQ512HALU-000L2 512GB

Average Bench: 159% (131^st of 1058)

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Average Bench: 159% (131st of 1058)

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