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RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 73.4% (586th of 1058)

Based on 2,495 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2
Poor: 49%Average: 73.4% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB averaged 26.5% 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 135MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB is 45.1%. 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 251MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,495 samples)
Rank 58673.4%
Min Avg Max
297 Read 423 503
81.3 Write 251 325
93.1 Mixed 257 312
79.2 SusWrite 192 310
62.5% 281 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 23.7 31.2
25.2 4K Write 68 102
13.5 4K Mixed 30 39.4
110% 40.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
159 DQ Read 269 318
60.4 DQ Write 226 319
46.3 DQ Mixed 135 157
132% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 121 118 135 141 101 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 487
Write 137
Mixed 125
SusWrite 129
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 35.8
133% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 154
125% 183 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 126 114 112 113 101 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 485
Write 156
Mixed 126
SusWrite 119
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 35
128% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 155
132% 196 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 209 280 288 247 296 MB/s
63.5% Good
Read 401
Write 286
Mixed 263
SusWrite 267
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 19.9
75% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 100
96% 157 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 113 98 112 95 93 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 299
Write 147
Mixed 125
SusWrite 110
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 29.6
115% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 62.4
87% 165 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 128 88 88 78 51 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 375
Write 145
Mixed 214
SusWrite 90.4
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 31.4
108% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 125
109% 165 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 51,172,203 SSDs tested.

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Typical RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB Builds (Compare 6,266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: Acer Aspire E5-575G

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 57%, 211,885 samples3,539x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 53%, 142,465 samples987x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 60%, 140,965 samples886x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 331,442 samples3,059x
GeForce 940MXNvidiaBench 10%, 7,800 samples1,264x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 283,635 samples1,183x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GBKingstonBench 73%, 2,495 samples206x
RAM
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 14,540 samples1,087x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 23,623 samples294x
AO1P24HC8T1-B2NS 1x8GBAdataBench 35%, 1,014 samples264x
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