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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 61.3% (796th of 1080)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston 256GB
Poor: 31%Average: 61.3% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston 256GB 256GB averaged 38.6% 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 23.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 437MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston 256GB 256GB is 56.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 79661.3%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 437 510
18.2 Write 290 407
13.7 Mixed 247 377
27 SusWrite 159 398
63% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.1 4K Read 23.6 33.8
7.3 4K Write 54 112
0.2 4K Mixed 18.4 36.4
87.9% 32 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 177 311
3 DQ Write 194 318
0.4 DQ Mixed 61.3 218
80.4% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 167 196 591 235 163 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1746
Write 1,389
Mixed 1,122
SusWrite 301
254% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 29.1
201% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 144
168% 289 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 226 204 224 243 200 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,759
Write 1494
Mixed 790
SusWrite 235
237% 1,070 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 16.2
126% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 960
DQ Mixed 381
372% 569 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2003XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 113 26 30 23 18 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 476
Write 400
Mixed 373
SusWrite 74.8
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 25.3
123% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 40.5
89% 177 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2003XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 78 83 25 44 46 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 482
Write 238
Mixed 287
SusWrite 66.2
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 16.8
76% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 13.9
DQ Mixed 21.4
35% 71.9 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 378 257 6.2 7.6 54 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 473
Write 382
Mixed 364
SusWrite 118
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.1
43% 10.9 MB/s
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System: Toshiba PORTEGE Z30-A

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Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples95x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples64x
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples32x
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HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples279x
SSD
256GB 256GBKingstonBench 61%, 31 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples114x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples66x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples48x
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