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RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 72.5% (542nd of 1011)

Based on 1,484 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2
Poor: 50%Average: 72.5% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB averaged 27.4% 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 132MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB is 42.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 192MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 252MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,484 samples)
Rank 54272.5%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 422 500
81.3 Write 252 324
121 Mixed 258 309
78.7 SusWrite 192 304
62.6% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.8 4K Read 23.3 31.2
24.6 4K Write 66.6 98.8
12.1 4K Mixed 28.8 38.4
108% 39.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
181 DQ Read 273 319
65.1 DQ Write 225 319
31.1 DQ Mixed 132 156
131% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 227 211 154 163 151 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 499
Write 299
Mixed 297
SusWrite 198
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 38.4
147% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 69.7
77% 138 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 258 196 245 201 217 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 486
Write 321
Mixed 263
SusWrite 214
71% 321 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 32
81% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 153
156% 252 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 284 314 309 307 309 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 354
Write 309
Mixed 265
SusWrite 296
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 12.1
56% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 154
154% 248 MB/s
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Typical RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB Builds (Compare 9,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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System: Acer Aspire E5-575G

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 37%, 96,373 samples5,153x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 32%, 68,237 samples1,487x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 40%, 64,097 samples1,245x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 7%, 151,536 samples4,760x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 6%, 153,328 samples1,815x
GeForce 940MXNvidiaBench 12%, 4,341 samples1,660x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,484 samples439x
RAM
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 8,610 samples2,021x
ACR21D4S15HAG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 1,376 samples520x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBMicronBench 33%, 5,814 samples479x
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