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RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 73.7% (526th of 1011)

Based on 1,739 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2
Poor: 51%Average: 73.7% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB averaged 26.2% 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 134MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.2MB/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 197MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,739 samples)
Rank 52673.7%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 427 502
84.9 Write 257 325
122 Mixed 261 311
79.4 SusWrite 197 309
63.6% 286 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.8 4K Read 23.6 31.3
25.4 4K Write 67.9 99.5
12.1 4K Mixed 29.2 38.5
109% 40.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
175 DQ Read 273 318
73.1 DQ Write 234 320
33.4 DQ Mixed 134 157
133% 213 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 301 310 309 174 193 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 433
Write 318
Mixed 290
SusWrite 266
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 32.5
130% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 151
148% 234 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 302 276 177 196 196 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 450
Write 314
Mixed 294
SusWrite 237
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 32.2
126% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 146
151% 246 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 226 226 181 247 202 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 461
Write 324
Mixed 302
SusWrite 200
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 32.1
112% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 128
133% 218 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 242 242 240 236 313 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 169
Write 204
Mixed 307
SusWrite 260
54% 235 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 32.3
111% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 138
127% 196 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 112 105 93 88 88 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 418
Write 238
Mixed 243
SusWrite 107
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 30.8
108% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 74.3
DQ Mixed 145
118% 175 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 284 226 204 185 215 MB/s
64% Good
Read 110
Write 240
Mixed 291
SusWrite 217
49% 214 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 29.1
109% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 151
152% 244 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 281 132 179 215 199 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 455
Write 295
Mixed 266
SusWrite 189
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 25.9
100% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 28.5
DQ Write 94.8
DQ Mixed 35.4
35% 52.9 MB/s
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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System: Acer Aspire E5-575G

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 46%, 107,766 samples5,605x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 40%, 75,457 samples1,631x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 51%, 75,980 samples1,343x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 167,760 samples5,184x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 168,934 samples1,990x
GeForce 940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 4,491 samples1,802x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GBKingstonBench 74%, 1,739 samples476x
RAM
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 9,343 samples2,171x
ACR21D4S15HAG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 1,480 samples566x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBMicronBench 32%, 6,398 samples504x
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