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MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 113% (200th of 1071)

Based on 9,692 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ256HAJD-000L2
Poor: 66%Average: 113% Great: 173%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB averaged 13.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 311MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 927MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB is 107%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 407MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,692 samples)
Rank 200113%
Min Avg Max
551 Read 927 1,343
94.4 Write 407 930
139 Mixed 443 949
74.5 SusWrite 191 348
108% 492 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 37.2 52.6
47.3 4K Write 97.8 146
19.4 4K Mixed 43.1 71.3
163% 59.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
224 DQ Read 332 482
91 DQ Write 319 845
129 DQ Mixed 311 577
237% 321 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 372 187 186 187 193 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,323
Write 974
Mixed 982
SusWrite 337
202% 904 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.4
198% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 481
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 576
435% 575 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 445 174 174 172 157 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,066
Write 875
Mixed 808
SusWrite 317
171% 766 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 61.9
205% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 477
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 573
455% 621 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 74 84 78 72 72 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 962
Write 148
Mixed 236
SusWrite 82.4
77% 357 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 33.3
127% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 187
138% 186 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 144 136 142 125 125 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 698
Write 136
Mixed 238
SusWrite 133
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 35.8
144% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 176
133% 181 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 119 119 130 128 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 771
Write 130
Mixed 199
SusWrite 124
66% 306 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 28.8
127% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 174
132% 181 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 129 107 116 128 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 689
Write 127
Mixed 195
SusWrite 120
61% 283 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 32
114% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 157
125% 178 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation 24%
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System: Lenovo 81LK

CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples2,333x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,118x
Core i5-9300HFIntelBench 73%, 6,965 samples1,060x
GPU
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples2,167x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,679x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples948x
SSD
MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 113%, 9,692 samples352x
RAM
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 16,227 samples1,038x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples886x
M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 21,753 samples625x
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