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SMS151S324G 24GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 43.7% (926th of 1072)

Based on 205 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SMS151S324G
Poor: 32%Average: 43.7% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SMS151S324G 24GB averaged 56.3% 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 24.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 342MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SMS151S324G 24GB is 23.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SMS151S324G 24GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 37.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 6.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 205 samples)
Rank 92643.7%
Min Avg Max
315 Read 342 366
23.2 Write 54.9 117
56.5 Mixed 121 167
20.3 SusWrite 37.5 44.9
30.1% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 24.6 33.1
21.5 4K Write 43.9 67.5
3.58 4K Mixed 12.3 20.7
76.2% 26.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.8 DQ Read 129 163
21 DQ Write 75.6 96.9
1.4 DQ Mixed 6.6 13.8
30.5% 70.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
22GB free
Firmware: 00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 39 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 427
Write 38.6
Mixed 135
SusWrite 37.7
34% 159 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 19.6
100% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 94.2
DQ Mixed 6.4
35% 80 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S9FM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 43 122 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 479
Write 31.2
Mixed 124
SusWrite 52.7
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 16.6
81% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 96.9
DQ Mixed 6.9
34% 77 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S9FM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 41 41 42 41 MB/s
49.9% Average
Read 377
Write 41.2
Mixed 142
SusWrite 39.9
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 18.9
91% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 98.2
DQ Mixed 6.5
35% 81 MB/s
4GB free
Firmware: S9FM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 22 27 19 16 21 MB/s
37.7% Below average
Read 371
Write 26.3
Mixed 63
SusWrite 22.4
26% 121 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 8.3
64% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 2.2
20% 50.6 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S9FM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 37 36 36 42 MB/s
37.4% Below average
Read 311
Write 36.1
Mixed 109
SusWrite 37.5
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 13.9
59% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 10
35% 77.9 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S9FM00.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 31 31 29 31 MB/s
33.7% Below average
Read 323
Write 34.9
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 31.3
25% 118 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 10.4
46% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 10.9
36% 80.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,699,983 SSDs tested

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Typical SMS151S324G 24GB Builds (Compare 1,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Acer Predator G3-605

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples500x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples457x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples220x
GPU
GTX 760 (192-bit)NvidiaBench 20%, 10,656 samples166x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples141x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia  $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples130x
SSD
SMS151S324G 24GBKingstonBench 44%, 205 samples1x
RAM
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 52%, 14,558 samples101x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 7,869 samples87x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $135

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