Average Bench: 64.6% (745th of 1072)

Based on 90 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBUSC180S37256GI

Above average average bench

The Kingston RBUSC180S37256GI 256GB averaged 35.4% 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 105MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBUSC180S37256GI 256GB is 45%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBUSC180S37256GI 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 289MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)
Min Avg Max
284 Read 405 484
108 Write 289 427
128 Mixed 312 461
46.4 SusWrite 107 156
62% 278 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.66 4K Read 24.5 36
17.2 4K Write 58 85.7
3.06 4K Mixed 22.4 35.9
96.5% 35 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.6 DQ Read 219 305
22.3 DQ Write 202 326
7.82 DQ Mixed 105 200
108% 175 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
176GB free
Firmware: SBFK60B9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 142 100 101 102 102 MB/s
Read 462
Write 393
Mixed 349
SusWrite 162
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 31.3
119% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 194
173% 260 MB/s
82GB free
Firmware: SBFK60B9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 126 102 100 102 102 MB/s
Read 452
Write 269
Mixed 329
SusWrite 162
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 32.3
122% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 186
166% 248 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK60B9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 95 101 103 85 77 MB/s
Read 380
Write 228
Mixed 282
SusWrite 132
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 32.2
124% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 188
167% 248 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK60B9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 196 60 110 42 58 MB/s
Read 408
Write 297
Mixed 328
SusWrite 109
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 29.2
66% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 195
168% 245 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: SBFK60B9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 93 92 91 70 72 MB/s
Read 354
Write 178
Mixed 267
SusWrite 112
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 15.7
59% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 145
103% 132 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,670,163 SSDs tested

Typical RBUSC180S37256GI 256GB Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire ES1-433

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