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RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 73.4% (603rd of 1072)

Based on 2,871 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2
Poor: 50%Average: 73.4% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB averaged 26.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB is 43.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 190MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 246MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,871 samples)
Rank 60373.4%
Min Avg Max
298 Read 422 504
75.7 Write 246 324
106 Mixed 258 312
81 SusWrite 190 306
62.2% 279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 24 31.1
23.7 4K Write 68.6 102
13.9 4K Mixed 30.1 39.1
111% 40.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
169 DQ Read 272 318
56.9 DQ Write 219 319
61.4 DQ Mixed 135 157
131% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
104GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 218 319 309 317 313 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 501
Write 321
Mixed 309
SusWrite 296
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 34.6
129% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 146
139% 220 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 101 101 87 105 97 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 494
Write 179
Mixed 131
SusWrite 104
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 23.2
101% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 131
123% 197 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 101 75 78 1.2 1.1 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 338
Write 111
Mixed 136
SusWrite 64
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 34.2
123% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 90.7
DQ Mixed 85.7
90% 155 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 87 63 75 75 61 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 486
Write 143
Mixed 168
SusWrite 83.4
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 22.5
99% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 73.1
88% 159 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 296 303 308 294 287 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 338
Write 191
Mixed 241
SusWrite 295
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 15.4
56% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 153
157% 253 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,660,983 SSDs tested

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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 5%
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System: Acer Aspire E5-575G

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples1,717x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples459x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples381x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1,519x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples596x
GeForce 940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 7,286 samples578x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GBKingstonBench 73%, 2,871 samples1x
RAM
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 13,568 samples393x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples134x
ACR21D4S15HAG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 2,395 samples118x
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