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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
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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%
169GB free
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 387 198 150 202 203 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1333
Write 877
Mixed 931
SusWrite 340
194% 870 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 63.7
236% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 482
DQ Write 892
DQ Mixed 578
470% 650 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 370 149 143 141 168 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,317
Write 878
Mixed 929
SusWrite 307
191% 858 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.2
211% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 443
DQ Mixed 463
347% 462 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 145 130 131 128 135 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 1,069
Write 166
Mixed 177
SusWrite 133
83% 386 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 34.3
130% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 187
141% 191 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 116 110 111 105 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 127
Mixed 152
SusWrite 112
70% 328 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 36.5
148% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 163
124% 172 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 83 85 87 82 81 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 919
Write 118
Mixed 153
SusWrite 85.9
68% 319 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 28.6
117% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 135
111% 162 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 102 95 96 91 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 700
Write 164
Mixed 174
SusWrite 99.8
62% 284 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 23.7
110% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 158
124% 174 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 100 94 95 93 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 544
Write 115
Mixed 145
SusWrite 102
49% 226 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 30.7
124% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 161
125% 176 MB/s
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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 samples3,174x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,464x
Core i5-9300HFIntelBench 73%, 6,965 samples1,431x
GPU
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples2,914x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples2,306x
GeForce GTX 1050NvidiaBench 26%, 16,200 samples1,206x
SSD
MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 113%, 9,692 samples475x
RAM
RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 16,227 samples1,345x
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 54,121 samples1,116x
M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 21,753 samples878x
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