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MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 113% (208th of 1080)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 9,692 samples)
Rank 208113%
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%
174GB free
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 424 201 202 202 203 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,144
Write 938
Mixed 896
SusWrite 346
186% 831 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 73
260% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 483
DQ Write 685
DQ Mixed 576
438% 581 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 466 177 179 169 166 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,280
Write 915
Mixed 933
SusWrite 312
192% 860 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.3
197% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 576
432% 568 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 159 145 133 134 MB/s
95.6% Outstanding
Read 821
Write 181
Mixed 254
SusWrite 150
76% 352 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 44.5
140% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 189
148% 205 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 126 129 138 137 127 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 704
Write 167
Mixed 252
SusWrite 133
68% 314 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 34.3
140% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 179
135% 185 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 82 97 91 93 96 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 811
Write 135
Mixed 160
SusWrite 95.4
65% 300 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 32.7
133% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 149
116% 164 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 107 104 96 113 120 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 711
Write 152
Mixed 193
SusWrite 109
63% 291 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 27.7
129% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 174
132% 182 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 93 94 92 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 874
Write 110
Mixed 173
SusWrite 95
67% 313 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 23.9
91% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 86.9
75% 114 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 133 127 130 104 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 677
Write 128
Mixed 207
SusWrite 128
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 16.6
53% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 187
137% 182 MB/s
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Gaming 29%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation 24%
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CPU
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples3,265x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,497x
Core i5-9300HFIntelBench 73%, 6,965 samples1,478x
GPU
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples2,988x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,379x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples1,239x
SSD
MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 113%, 9,692 samples492x
RAM
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 16,227 samples1,384x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples1,146x
M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 21,753 samples891x
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