Nvme

THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB

THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB
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Effective Speed +17% Effective Speed 17%Average Score +12% Read 109%, Write 15%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 47%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -52%Peak Score +54% Read 232%, Write 58%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write 20%, Mixed 129%, 4K Mixed -5%, SusWrite -49%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +44% DQ Read 123%, DQ Write 49%, DQ Mixed 53%, ADQ Read 49%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -4%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total 83%

Average Bench: 116% (198^th of 1072)

Based on 150 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe THNSF5256GPUK TO

Poor: 73%Average: 116% Great: 159%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB averaged 15.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 957MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB is 85.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 468MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 150 samples)

Rank 198116%

Min	Avg	Max
351	Read 957	1,682
160	Write 468	767
264	Mixed 526	970
92	SusWrite 195	259
119% 537 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.04	4K Read 27.8	41.2
39.2	4K Write 94.7	147
16.7	4K Mixed 37.7	55.4
141% 53.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.2	DQ Read 485	817
89.4	DQ Write 275	534
23.1	DQ Mixed 249	508
221% 337 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

VNM-User, 4 months ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 293 235 251 260 239 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 748

Mixed 398

SusWrite 263

137% 618 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 76.9

4K Mixed 44.7

152% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 668

DQ Write 545

DQ Mixed 448

378% 553 MB/s

DNK-User, 5 months ago.

172GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51055KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 222 221 239 228 248 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 661

Mixed 454

SusWrite 230

128% 578 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 30

112% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 656

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 401

316% 449 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 months ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51025KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 220 222 223 240 219 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 268

Mixed 294

SusWrite 229

85% 385 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 31.6

134% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 742

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 351

302% 458 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51055KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 225 224 237 227 223 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 278

Mixed 763

SusWrite 234

110% 495 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 26.8

123% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 665

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 407

318% 448 MB/s

PAK-User, 2 months ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51045KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 142 140 142 144 145 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 331

Mixed 554

SusWrite 149

108% 492 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 70.8

4K Mixed 26.9

112% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 510

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 130

169% 310 MB/s

KWT-User, 15 days ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51045KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 194 148 252 203 203 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 326

Mixed 286

SusWrite 205

89% 405 MB/s

4K Read 3

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 36.3

80% 31.4 MB/s

DQ Read 538

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 291

244% 361 MB/s

PAK-User, 6 months ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51055KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 245 231 232 230 203 MB/s

62.3% Good

Write 334

Mixed 307

SusWrite 231

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 8.3

4K Write 19.5

4K Mixed 28.1

59% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 424

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 273

206% 285 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 51055KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 84 57 87 76 105 MB/s

50.3% Above average

Write 57.2

Mixed 123

SusWrite 79.6

31% 140 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 62.6

4K Mixed 3.6

60% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 546

DQ Write 225

DQ Mixed 115

157% 296 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Lenovo 10MR003NFR

CPU
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	5x

SSD
THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GBNvmeBench 116%, 150 samples	3x

RAM
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples	2x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBSamsungBench 64%, 206 samples	1x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 029E CMSO8GX4M1A2133C15 16GBSamsungBench 66%, 49 samples	1x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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

Nvme

THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB

Average Bench: 116% (198^th of 1072)

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THNSF5256GPUK TO 256GB

Average Bench: 116% (198th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 116% (198^th of 1072)