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MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 113% (200th of 1072)

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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 210 144 156 141 144 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,294
Write 911
Mixed 956
SusWrite 215
188% 844 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 78.7
284% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 482
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 577
468% 647 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 544 172 186 153 147 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,044
Write 621
Mixed 729
SusWrite 306
150% 675 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 53.3
180% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 481
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 453
316% 401 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 106 103 97 102 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 973
Write 135
Mixed 192
SusWrite 107
76% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 33.7
131% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 97.7
DQ Mixed 166
125% 171 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 121 101 96 98 95 MB/s
91.6% Outstanding
Read 863
Write 156
Mixed 239
SusWrite 109
74% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 35.9
137% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 160
128% 182 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 109 115 110 110 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 838
Write 150
Mixed 189
SusWrite 113
70% 322 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 26.3
113% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 159
124% 174 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 139 131 118 135 134 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 885
Write 183
Mixed 257
SusWrite 134
79% 365 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 25.5
94% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 106
87% 126 MB/s
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Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation 24%
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System: Lenovo 81LK

CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples3,105x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,437x
Core i5-9300HFIntelBench 73%, 6,965 samples1,403x
GPU
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples2,855x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,259x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples1,183x
SSD
MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 113%, 9,692 samples469x
RAM
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 16,227 samples1,326x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples1,089x
M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 21,753 samples864x
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