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MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 140% (168th of 1072)

Based on 2,744 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZALQ512HALU-000L1
Poor: 79%Average: 140% Great: 203%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB averaged 39.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 529MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 651MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB is 124%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 362MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 626MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,744 samples)
Rank 168140%
Min Avg Max
622 Read 992 1,381
122 Write 662 1,292
170 Mixed 626 1,202
119 SusWrite 362 589
147% 660 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 38.4 52.6
46.9 4K Write 103 166
23.7 4K Mixed 49.5 75.5
176% 63.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
317 DQ Read 651 910
102 DQ Write 416 985
143 DQ Mixed 529 926
396% 532 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 844 363 365 346 355 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,483
Write 1,369
Mixed 1,272
SusWrite 614
266% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 77.4
266% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 951
DQ Mixed 932
700% 931 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: 9L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1052 345 361 364 346 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,400
Write 1,420
Mixed 1,280
SusWrite 626
266% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 55.5
183% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 931
712% 957 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 880 345 285 262 329 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,157
Write 924
Mixed 813
SusWrite 567
194% 865 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 70.7
240% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 907
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 837
626% 834 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BL1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 350 219 218 217 218 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 842
Write 679
Mixed 681
SusWrite 293
139% 624 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 49.4
160% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 536
390% 519 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9L1QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 97 97 103 99 95 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 1126
Write 129
Mixed 192
SusWrite 101
83% 387 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 38.5
138% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 466
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 247
192% 274 MB/s
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Typical MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GB Builds (Compare 69 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 69%
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System: Lenovo 90R80004UT

CPU
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples69x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples65x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples3x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples1x
SSD
MZALQ512HALU-000L1 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 2,744 samples35x
RAM
M378A1K43DB2-CVF 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,448 samples24x
RMUA5200ME78HAF-3200 2x8GBRamaxelBench 84%, 192 samples22x
CT32G4DFD832A.C16FF 2x31.5GBCrucialBench 96%, 183 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $420

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