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KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 117% (194th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KBG30ZMV256G KIO
Poor: 63%Average: 117% Great: 161%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB averaged 16.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 554MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB is 98.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 326MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 472MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 194117%
Min Avg Max
504 Read 741 949
149 Write 472 875
170 Mixed 477 795
101 SusWrite 326 666
112% 504 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 4K Read 38.3 50.4
33 4K Write 78.1 126
16.8 4K Mixed 45.9 68.2
158% 54.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
225 DQ Read 554 657
76.9 DQ Write 268 527
73.9 DQ Mixed 319 551
261% 380 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 684 551 563 501 509 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 891
Write 769
Mixed 775
SusWrite 567
169% 751 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 59.6
193% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 480
371% 514 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 616 699 716 760 495 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 842
Write 680
Mixed 698
SusWrite 657
162% 720 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 53.8
175% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 648
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 384
313% 453 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 532 627 624 615 676 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 880
Write 569
Mixed 678
SusWrite 594
152% 680 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 45.7
178% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 651
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 440
351% 499 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 89 93 75 111 90 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 466
Write 203
Mixed 230
SusWrite 100
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 15.8
63% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 83.8
109% 200 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,760,832 SSDs tested

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Typical KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GB Builds (Compare 5,180 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples2,288x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,701x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples357x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples3,247x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples197x
SSD
KBG30ZMV256G KIO 256GBNvmeBench 117%, 59 samples1x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples342x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples153x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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