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RBU-SC1 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 45.2% (917th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SC1
Poor: 25%Average: 45.2% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston RBU-SC1 128GB averaged 54.7% 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 Random Read Speed 17.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 347MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SC1 128GB is 36.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SC1 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 106MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Rank 91745.2%
Min Avg Max
230 Read 347 492
9.23 Write 226 334
14.7 Mixed 182 394
11.3 SusWrite 104 336
47.6% 214 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.01 4K Read 17.1 23.1
0.01 4K Write 37.1 61
0.7 4K Mixed 11.7 21.7
60.6% 22 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.8 DQ Read 106 143
7.8 DQ Write 134 239
0.69 DQ Mixed 31.1 68.6
48.2% 90.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 142 22 25 105 42 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 427
Write 325
Mixed 236
SusWrite 100
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 9.6
43% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 70.1
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 49.6
68% 118 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 197 8.8 15 45 54 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 436
Write 313
Mixed 249
SusWrite 83.2
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 9.7
44% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 68.9
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 49.9
68% 117 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8 161 249 266 68 MB/s
33.2% Below average
Read 359
Write 300
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 127
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 8.1
37% 9.93 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 12 31 2.6 43 6 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 297
Write 46.7
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 16.9
20% 94 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 8.2
38% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 96.2
DQ Mixed 11.8
34% 72.3 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Asus G20BM

CPU
FX-770K (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 1,664 samples24x
A10-7800 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 41%, 15,719 samples6x
GPU
Radeon R9 255AMDBench 8%, 591 samples5x
R9 270AMD  $140Bench 24%, 47,409 samples5x
Radeon R9 370AMDBench 25%, 513 samples3x
SSD
RBU-SC1 128GBKingstonBench 45%, 41 samples3x
RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples7x
M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 46%, 19,666 samples2x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples2x
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