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MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 136% (172nd of 1071)

Based on 14,873 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HALU-00000
Poor: 82%Average: 136% Great: 206%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB averaged 35.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 442MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 621MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB is 124%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 321MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 588MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,873 samples)
Rank 172136%
Min Avg Max
664 Read 1,033 1,421
112 Write 598 1,300
149 Mixed 588 1,225
84.4 SusWrite 321 590
141% 635 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20 4K Read 36.3 52.5
45.5 4K Write 99.6 159
25.4 4K Mixed 47.9 73.2
169% 61.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
369 DQ Read 621 910
83.2 DQ Write 396 918
132 DQ Mixed 442 922
348% 486 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 178 217 180 210 277 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 1,559
Write 28.8
Mixed 294
SusWrite 204
111% 521 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 35.7
128% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 466
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 152
160% 272 MB/s
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 164 167 162 159 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 1,005
Write 194
Mixed 293
SusWrite 166
90% 414 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 38.3
153% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 462
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 178
171% 278 MB/s
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 224 206 198 226 204 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 640
Write 441
Mixed 390
SusWrite 226
94% 424 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 34.3
125% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 330
276% 400 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 159 171 172 166 MB/s
93.8% Outstanding
Read 862
Write 247
Mixed 271
SusWrite 166
84% 387 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 31.4
115% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 206
179% 274 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV7000Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 146 188 157 160 162 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 922
Write 167
Mixed 256
SusWrite 160
82% 376 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 29.1
104% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 242
178% 240 MB/s
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Gaming 57%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16W1

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,524x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples1,481x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples442x
GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples1,150x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,090x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples1,007x
SSD
MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GBSamsungBench 136%, 14,873 samples336x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples644x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 75%, 8,097 samples382x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples286x
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