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RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 41.9% (934th of 1072)

Based on 1,102 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1
Poor: 30%Average: 41.9% Great: 56%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GB averaged 58.0% 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 21.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 387MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GB is 26.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 7.73MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,102 samples)
Rank 93441.9%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 387 454
34.7 Write 84.5 136
50.2 Mixed 121 183
23.4 SusWrite 65.6 122
35.8% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.24 4K Read 21.2 30.8
14.6 4K Write 39.9 56.1
4.3 4K Mixed 9.95 19
66% 23.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
38.8 DQ Read 100 128
8.92 DQ Write 53 86.1
2.7 DQ Mixed 7.73 13.4
24.2% 53.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 96 92 92 84 MB/s
45% Average
Read 411
Write 96.6
Mixed 168
SusWrite 94.2
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 13.9
62% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 89.1
DQ Mixed 5
29% 66.5 MB/s
103GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 98 100 101 99 110 MB/s
39.6% Below average
Read 382
Write 131
Mixed 166
SusWrite 103
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 8.3
49% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 66.1
DQ Mixed 8.2
27% 60.5 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 35 30 42 26 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 342
Write 69.5
Mixed 135
SusWrite 41.2
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 6.8
56% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 92.4
DQ Write 12.4
DQ Mixed 8.5
17% 37.8 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 45 44 57 54 MB/s
33.8% Below average
Read 354
Write 70.5
Mixed 135
SusWrite 56.1
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 6
52% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 38.1
DQ Mixed 9.5
14% 25.7 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 56%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Asus N551VW

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples213x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples6x
GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples152x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples67x
SSD
RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GBKingstonBench 42%, 1,102 samples98x
RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples97x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples60x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB Kingston 9905630-007.A00G 16GBSamsungBench 68%, 81 samples4x
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