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Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU

The 512 GB Samsung SSD PM991 or MZALQ512HALU is a PCIe 3.0 x4 based, M.2 type solid state drive. The NVMe drive's transfer rates are entry-level to mid-tier by H1 2020 standards according to CrystalDiskMark.

Notebookcheck says:

... The SSD is connected via an NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 connection and performs great in our benchmarks - Dell XPS 15 9560 Laptop Review | March 2017

TypeSSD
SizeM.2 2280
Capacity512 GB
Interface
Announced08.01.2020

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd
33.1 pt (37%)
SK Hynix PC401 512GB M.2 (HFS512GD9TNG) -90%
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Samsung PM991 MZ9LQ512HALU -5%
Lenovo UMIS AM620 RPJTJ512MEE1OWX -5%
Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH -3%
Intel SSDPEMKF512G8 NVMe SSD -3%
Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV1T02 -3%
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB -2%
Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8 -2%
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512 -2%
Apple SSD AP1024 -1%
Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV 0%
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8 2%
Phison PS5013 PM8256GPTCB4B8TF 3%
Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNT512G 3%
Apple SSD AP1024 7171 5%
Samsung SSD SM961 1TB M.2 MZVKW1T0HMLH 7%
Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G 7%
Mushkin Helix-L 1TB MKNSSDHL1TB-08 11%
SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB 13%
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Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW 174%
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 681.1     avg: 924     median: 944.8 (16%)     max: 1148.34 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 276.17     avg: 453     median: 467.5 (17%)     max: 581.95 MB/s
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AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 981.59     avg: 1310     median: 1287 (35%)     max: 1542.7 MB/s
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AS SSD - Score Total
min: 2545     avg: 2666     median: 2643 (31%)     max: 2771 Points
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AS SSD - Score Write
min: 968     avg: 1050     median: 1031 (24%)     max: 1125 Points
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AS SSD - Score Read
min: 1072     avg: 1090     median: 1096 (39%)     max: 1106 Points
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AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.025     avg: 0     median: 0 (0%)     max: 0.078 ms
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AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.065     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.117 ms
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 735.57     avg: 810     median: 803.1 (21%)     max: 872.28 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 830.47     avg: 852     median: 855.3 (36%)     max: 865.5 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 109.31     avg: 130     median: 132.5 (1%)     max: 151.74 MB/s
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AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 43.66     avg: 46.7     median: 47.1 (18%)     max: 49.89 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 801.91     avg: 1098     median: 1198 (29%)     max: 1268.17 MB/s
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AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 1705.93     avg: 1908     median: 1934 (35%)     max: 2011.91 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Write
525 MB/s (69%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K QD32 Read
387 MB/s (41%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Write
139 MB/s (16%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 4K Read
52.6 MB/s (1%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Write
1187 MB/s (28%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - 512K Read
1076 MB/s (45%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Write
1118 MB/s (26%)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 - Sequential Read
1622 MB/s (47%)
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 102.8     avg: 125     median: 127.7 (12%)     max: 145.4 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 38.56     avg: 46.9     median: 46.5 (1%)     max: 52.25 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 946.1     avg: 1142     median: 1169 (27%)     max: 1333 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1145     avg: 1454     median: 1517 (28%)     max: 1608 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 381.8     avg: 464     median: 441 (26%)     max: 591.6 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 368.5     avg: 453     median: 474.1 (30%)     max: 528.1 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 1315.2     avg: 1381     median: 1381 (27%)     max: 1456 MB/s
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 2085     avg: 2275     median: 2301 (26%)     max: 2358 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 100     avg: 131     median: 125.9 (48%)     max: 155 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 39.3     avg: 48.3     median: 49.5 (18%)     max: 55 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 378.47     avg: 733     median: 936.7 (28%)     max: 958 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 722     avg: 900     median: 954 (32%)     max: 957.1 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 1004.75     avg: 1148     median: 1143 (27%)     max: 1318 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1232.5     avg: 1477     median: 1518.4 (36%)     max: 1678 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 1264     avg: 1348     median: 1339 (27%)     max: 1422.92 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 2036     avg: 2262     median: 2300.4 (34%)     max: 2365 MB/s
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DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 1763.22     avg: 2056     median: 2052.2 (30%)     max: 2357 MB/s
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