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MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 183% (118th of 1072)

Based on 581 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00007
Poor: 107%Average: 183% Great: 252%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GB averaged 82.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 690MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,635MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GB is 145%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 421MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 581 samples)
Rank 118183%
Min Avg Max
728 Read 1,550 2,358
622 Write 1,635 2,195
552 Mixed 1,085 1,480
202 SusWrite 421 561
262% 1,173 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.6 4K Read 55 63.6
46.2 4K Write 92.3 156
28.6 4K Mixed 58.8 84.1
208% 68.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
443 DQ Read 797 1,007
259 DQ Write 622 1,185
289 DQ Mixed 690 1,149
521% 703 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 485 428 426 418 380 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 946
Write 1,443
Mixed 874
SusWrite 441
209% 926 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 70.3
229% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 919
682% 904 MB/s
237GB free
Firmware: EXH7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 403 403 403 404 404 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,548
Write 1,772
Mixed 1,248
SusWrite 555
287% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 45.7
143% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 572
427% 569 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7202Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 142 133 127 127 123 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 730
Write 636
Mixed 584
SusWrite 151
117% 525 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 44.3
142% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 625
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 528
407% 556 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: Acer Predator PH315-52

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples3,343x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples554x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,794x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples1,498x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples604x
SSD
MZVLB256HBHQ-00007 256GBSamsungBench 183%, 581 samples1x
RAM
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 17,072 samples1,238x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples791x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples207x
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