Samsung

KUS030202M-B000 256GB

KUS030202M-B000 256GB
BENCHMARKS (4,804)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed +12% Effective Speed 12%Average Score +6% Read 16%, Write 43%, 4K Read 19%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score +15% Read 50%, Write 51%, 4K Read 24%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment -846%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,678%Nice To Haves +78% DQ Read 147%, DQ Write 100%, DQ Mixed 87%, ADQ Read 89%, ADQ Write 8%, ADQ Mixed 76%, Age 14%, AS-SSD Total 100%

Average Bench: 111% (211^th of 1072)

Based on 4,804 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG KUS030202M-B000

Poor: 68%Average: 111% Great: 151%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB averaged 10.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 459MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 616MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB is 83.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 273MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,804 samples)

Rank 211111%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 529	761
299	Write 581	730
201	Mixed 278	375
134	SusWrite 273	330
93% 415 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 41	53.3
32	4K Write 85.1	119
17.2	4K Mixed 48	65.8
169% 58 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
302	DQ Read 616	907
107	DQ Write 313	715
185	DQ Mixed 459	618
342% 463 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 18 days ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY8AM1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 301 308 305 307 307 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 595

Mixed 309

SusWrite 320

103% 460 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 41.6

141% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 452

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 380

269% 347 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY8AM1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 294 292 284 292 287 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 745

Mixed 317

SusWrite 299

110% 490 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 58.3

4K Mixed 42.4

132% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 409

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 256

198% 278 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY86M1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 254 287 297 300 305 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 628

Mixed 323

SusWrite 293

104% 467 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 53.5

4K Mixed 39.1

124% 40.8 MB/s

DQ Read 420

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 493

322% 382 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DXY8AM1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 175 231 180 205 217 MB/s

88% Excellent

Write 410

Mixed 307

SusWrite 205

82% 369 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 40.4

136% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 246

183% 246 MB/s

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Microsoft Surface Pro

CPU
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	1,580x
Core i7-7660UIntelBench 54%, 4,146 samples	604x
Core m3-7Y30IntelBench 46%, 4,585 samples	171x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,580x
Iris Plus 640 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 7%, 7,552 samples	604x
HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 3%, 11,115 samples	171x

SSD
KUS030202M-B000 256GBSamsungBench 111%, 4,804 samples	780x

RAM
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	933x
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	571x
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	244x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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KUS030202M-B000 256GB

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Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

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