Average Bench: 72.9% (614th of 1072)

Based on 466 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA KSG60ZSE256G SATA 256GB

Good average bench

The Toshiba KSG60ZSE256G SATA 256GB averaged 27.1% 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 197MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 316MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba KSG60ZSE256G SATA 256GB is 46.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba KSG60ZSE256G SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 244MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 250MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 466 samples)
Min Avg Max
256 Read 350 409
257 Write 312 334
145 Mixed 250 288
127 SusWrite 244 322
64.9% 289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.69 4K Read 20.6 30.8
27.3 4K Write 67.6 108
7.56 4K Mixed 28.1 42.9
103% 38.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
148 DQ Read 316 354
133 DQ Write 241 281
76.8 DQ Mixed 197 234
170% 251 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
149GB free
Firmware: ABDA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 326 328 324 325 329 MB/s
Read 390
Write 318
Mixed 288
SusWrite 326
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 40.3
141% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 231
196% 288 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 246 253 177 191 251 MB/s
Read 338
Write 318
Mixed 270
SusWrite 214
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 31.8
118% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 229
191% 278 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABDA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 283 303 293 301 311 MB/s
Read 357
Write 272
Mixed 256
SusWrite 288
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 19.4
66% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 191
144% 193 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,264 SSDs tested

Typical KSG60ZSE256G SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 4,912 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7050

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $167

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