KingFast 256GB

KingFast 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -37%Read 7%, Write -12%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -147%, SusWrite -34%Peak Score +25% Read 131%, Write 36%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 58%, 4K Mixed -62%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment -423%User Rating -14%, Market Share -833%Nice To Haves -56%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -2%, ADQ Read -100%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -315%, Age -19%, AS-SSD Total 7%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 71.3% (648^th of 1072)

Based on 4,532 user benchmarks. Model: KingFast

Poor: 33%Average: 71.3% Great: 130%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The KingFast 256GB averaged 28.6% 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 Random Read Speed 25.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 252MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KingFast 256GB is 96.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the KingFast 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 221MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 163MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,532 samples)

Rank 64871.3%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 491	1,170
93.6	Write 363	660
21.3	Mixed 309	669
45.6	SusWrite 221	414
77.2% 346 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.3	4K Read 25.6	44.8
12.1	4K Write 69.6	123
0.4	4K Mixed 18.2	35.9
98.9% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
64.3	DQ Read 163	362
16.2	DQ Write 252	355
0.3	DQ Mixed 62.7	324
88.2% 159 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: U0225A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 959 918 933 931 930 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,173

Mixed 972

SusWrite 923

256% 1,142 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 83.5

4K Mixed 25.9

133% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 703

DQ Write 621

DQ Mixed 475

407% 600 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1021A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 407 425 435 437 439 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 384

Mixed 372

SusWrite 426

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 74.6

4K Mixed 21.2

121% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 209

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 53.6

102% 199 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1220B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 392 300 185 188 177 MB/s

89.2% Excellent

Write 442

Mixed 420

SusWrite 258

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 75.3

4K Mixed 31.2

138% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 52.2

100% 196 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFQ61H3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 120 98 98 96 97 MB/s

70.7% Very good

Write 398

Mixed 326

SusWrite 139

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 58.5

4K Mixed 29.4

110% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 217

174% 246 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 hrs ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0724B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 240 245 247 182 196 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 250

Mixed 254

SusWrite 226

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 17.1

4K Write 48.5

4K Mixed 21.4

79% 29 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 176

153% 229 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V071

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 185 114 65 25 117 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 362

Mixed 332

SusWrite 109

68% 303 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 65.9

4K Mixed 27.4

111% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 47.2

75% 143 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0511A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 155 33 8.4 89 43 MB/s

38.8% Below average

Write 282

Mixed 18.4

SusWrite 70.1

48% 220 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 14.3

4K Mixed 0.3

44% 12.9 MB/s

DQ Read 94.4

DQ Write 14.5

DQ Mixed 0.4

14% 36.4 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0605A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 42 66 49 57 54 MB/s

23.7% Poor

Write 177

Mixed 63.4

SusWrite 53.4

33% 152 MB/s

4K Read 9.1

4K Write 12.1

4K Mixed 0.4

21% 7.2 MB/s

DQ Read 96.9

DQ Write 8

DQ Mixed 31.1

28% 45.3 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	1,889x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,601x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	884x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,489x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	434x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	421x

SSD
KingFast 256GBBench 71%, 4,532 samples	116x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	92x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	84x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	79x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $114

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

KingFast 256GB

Average Bench: 71.3% (648^th of 1072)

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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF

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Average Bench: 71.3% (648th of 1072)

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